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olivacs
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New here and scared!
Hi everyone,
I am new on here but have read the forums many times...
Here's my problem..
I had not been to the dentist in well over 10 years. I finally took the plunge when I found one of my teeth have loosened. After my first visit with a great dentist she informed that i would need the front bottom 6 teeth extracted. Needless to say I was devastated. I had the procedure done and a bone graft in that area as well. I was fit with a dental flipper. I am now in the process of scaling being down on the rest of my mouth. Words cannot explain the amount of anxiety i feel when an appointment is coming up. I have stressed myself out so much since my initial visit that i have become obsessed with my mouth. I have begun to look at every single tooth front, back, and side and i find things wrong or freak out if i get a quick pain etc. I have now even bought a dental mirror and have noticed on my top front tooth that on the back of the tooth is a thin brown line that extends from about gum line down 1/4 of the tooth. i have now convinced myself that this is a crack and my tooth will fall out or need to be pulled. I am making myself crazy! I have spent over 2 hours alone today looking at in that mirror and going crazy. I have the remainder of my bottom teeth set to be scaled this week and next week and the dentis says 2 weeks after that is complete we will then do a complete exam tooth by tooth. Wouldn't the periodontist informed if it was indeed a crack on the back of my tooth at the time she did she scaling of that area a week ago? I am besides myself and my family thinks I am nuts! Any insight on how to RELAX and enjoy life instead of losing control? Any insight if my tooth really does have a crack or is it a groove or craze?
Hi everyone,
I am new on here but have read the forums many times...
Here's my problem..
I had not been to the dentist in well over 10 years. I finally took the plunge when I found one of my teeth have loosened. After my first visit with a great dentist she informed that i would need the front bottom 6 teeth extracted. Needless to say I was devastated. I had the procedure done and a bone graft in that area as well. I was fit with a dental flipper. I am now in the process of scaling being down on the rest of my mouth. Words cannot explain the amount of anxiety i feel when an appointment is coming up. I have stressed myself out so much since my initial visit that i have become obsessed with my mouth. I have begun to look at every single tooth front, back, and side and i find things wrong or freak out if i get a quick pain etc. I have now even bought a dental mirror and have noticed on my top front tooth that on the back of the tooth is a thin brown line that extends from about gum line down 1/4 of the tooth. i have now convinced myself that this is a crack and my tooth will fall out or need to be pulled. I am making myself crazy! I have spent over 2 hours alone today looking at in that mirror and going crazy. I have the remainder of my bottom teeth set to be scaled this week and next week and the dentis says 2 weeks after that is complete we will then do a complete exam tooth by tooth. Wouldn't the periodontist informed if it was indeed a crack on the back of my tooth at the time she did she scaling of that area a week ago? I am besides myself and my family thinks I am nuts! Any insight on how to RELAX and enjoy life instead of losing control? Any insight if my tooth really does have a crack or is it a groove or craze?