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mcorgan
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I'm so happy I found this site. I am feeling very low right now because tomorrow I have an extraction and I am so scared, nevermind the fact that I have to spend $600 out of my own pocket to cover this extraction.
Ok here's my story. I have always HATED going to the dentist. For some reason I always got unfriendly dentists when I was little. As I got older I went less and less to the dentist because I was so ashamed of my condition. Well this year I decided 'new year, new you', so I made an appointment to see a dentist. It literally took me like till April to make that first appointment but I did. They examined me and actually were really nice. I went to the local college dentistry school so maybe they were nice cuz they didn't know better So basically they referred me to the orthodontics. At the orthodontics I was checked by 2 different ortho's (the head of the department and the dentist treating me). The head of the department was an old man and he was soooo nice. He said that my condition (overcrowding) was very common and that braces would do the trick. I felt so relieved because all these years I've felt sooo ashamed of my teeth. I've always feared the embarrassment more than any actual pain
that comes with going to the dentist.
Ugh, so to make a long story short (even though its' kind a long now ) I went to a consultation with this new ortho and he told me that I would be a good candidate for invisalign. I was really shocked because I had been told my case was too complex for invisalign by another ortho but this new ortho told me that he has treated more complex cases with invisalign. I am really happy because at my age (30) I was not really looking forward to traditional braces. So I went last week for a bunch of x-rays and moldings of my teeth and at the end of the session he tells me I need an extraction.
My extraction was to take place today but the oral surgeon who i went to refused to extract my tooth. Apparently, my case was too extreme for him He referred me to another oral surgeon but that oral surgeon is soooo expensive. I spent the whole day calling, calling and calling and finally found one that I could afford.
I'm sooo scared though, what if this surgeon finds my case too complex? And I'm scared of the outcome, infection, swelling, not being able to eat
I'm so scared, I had a long cry an hour ago because I'm so scared. My appointment is tomorrow. Hopefully things will go ok
Ok here's my story. I have always HATED going to the dentist. For some reason I always got unfriendly dentists when I was little. As I got older I went less and less to the dentist because I was so ashamed of my condition. Well this year I decided 'new year, new you', so I made an appointment to see a dentist. It literally took me like till April to make that first appointment but I did. They examined me and actually were really nice. I went to the local college dentistry school so maybe they were nice cuz they didn't know better So basically they referred me to the orthodontics. At the orthodontics I was checked by 2 different ortho's (the head of the department and the dentist treating me). The head of the department was an old man and he was soooo nice. He said that my condition (overcrowding) was very common and that braces would do the trick. I felt so relieved because all these years I've felt sooo ashamed of my teeth. I've always feared the embarrassment more than any actual pain
that comes with going to the dentist.
Ugh, so to make a long story short (even though its' kind a long now ) I went to a consultation with this new ortho and he told me that I would be a good candidate for invisalign. I was really shocked because I had been told my case was too complex for invisalign by another ortho but this new ortho told me that he has treated more complex cases with invisalign. I am really happy because at my age (30) I was not really looking forward to traditional braces. So I went last week for a bunch of x-rays and moldings of my teeth and at the end of the session he tells me I need an extraction.
My extraction was to take place today but the oral surgeon who i went to refused to extract my tooth. Apparently, my case was too extreme for him He referred me to another oral surgeon but that oral surgeon is soooo expensive. I spent the whole day calling, calling and calling and finally found one that I could afford.
I'm sooo scared though, what if this surgeon finds my case too complex? And I'm scared of the outcome, infection, swelling, not being able to eat
I'm so scared, I had a long cry an hour ago because I'm so scared. My appointment is tomorrow. Hopefully things will go ok