Here I Am Again...

[Emzy]

Hey adoption97
I had 4 wisdom teeth out yesterday (2 impacted), i had IV Sedation which was the BEST thing u dont feel or remember hardly anything during the extractions. I have a bit of pain now but it is only like jaw ache and as long as u keep on top of ur pain killers u will be fine. If u read my other posts u will see just how scared i was. But honestly the aching pain afterwards is absolutely nothing compared to constant tooth ache and at least u know that after a few days when it wears off u won't have to feel that pain again. I promise u that u will be filled with relief that u wont even mind a bit of jaw ache. The build up is the worsed part, i have now realised that! U will be fine

[adoption97]

Hey Emzy:
I am literally shaking right now and I don't even have an appointment yet. As I've said before, I need 10 teeth out (including wisdoms) and my anxiety is so bad right now.

[Emzy]

I was just the same but honestly it will be the best thing u will do. It is so hard to pluck up the courage an i totally understand how u r feeling! If i can do it, u can do it. Trust what people say to u on here because they r completely right. Its only been about 26hrs since i had mine out and i feel better already. I know u can do it x

[Gummin It]

adoption97, please call your oral surgeon as soon as you can and set up something to be done , these pain meds or only a temporary solution to your pain, In the long run you will feel much better.

[adoption97]

RIght now my anxiety is getting the best of me---I feel sick to my stomach and the constant worrying is wearing me down. When I TRY to go to sleep, all I can think about is the pain. I feel like such a failure and wimp for being like this---nobody in their right mind would CHOOSE to be a dental phobic. My greatest worry is the pain I will be in after having all these teeth removed---please, someone who has had wisdom teeth and several others removed at the same time, please offer some advice and encouragement.

[fatcat]

The pain afterwards is no way near as bad as bad toothache, I had bad toothache many times, the sort that you just don't know what to do with yourself and painkillers just don't touch but the pain (if you get any) after extractions isn't as bad and doesn't last as long as that. If you get it done then that is it, no more trouble or pain from those troublesome teeth.

The fear and the feelings before getting anything done at the dentist is much much worse than the actual event. I am the same as you, before any appointment I freak out and I always think of the worst but it has always turned out great! I recently finished all my work (apart from a cleaning) but before I made the step to go to the dentist I was exactly the same, my teeth, the dentist, the fears of breaking a tooth ruled my life. Believe me, as soon as I made that first step and started my treatment I felt 100 times better, confidence came back and slowly the dentist and related things were not always on my mind.

Most importantly, you are not a failure or a wimp for feeling like this! The best I can describe it is that is the phobia talking, it wants you to think like that so it can keep gripping you, once you start to break the circle the phobia and fear will decrease. Try to take your mind off it (I know it is hard) do something you enjoy doing, watch tv, cook, go out with friends.... you need to be able to get some sleep and get some energy back.

Maybe you could take a look at the journal part of this forum, there are a lot of people who have had a lot/all their teeth out, it might help to read their stories or maybe even talk to them about it to help put your mind at rest.

I hope you manage to get some rest and that you feel less panicky soon. Take care.

[adoption97]

FatCat:
Thank you for your kind words. I know a huge part of my problem is the anxiety disorder which just makes the dental phobia 100x worse. I'd LIKE to think that having these teeth pulled will feel like a relief but my anxiety and fear don't allow me to think that way.

[adoption97]

Hi Everyone:
I've been on this board so many times with questions relating my dental phobia. I'll give a very brief explanation to my situation as to not bore others: I need to have 4 wisdom teeth and 6 others removed but I am DEATHlY afraid. One concern I have is the dentist's attitude---I've seen 2 oral surgeons for consultations and both of them made me feel awful about the condition of my teeth and had NO empathy for my fears. My last concern is the pain afterwards----heck, this scares me most of all.
I know I would need to be completely knocked out (GA) to have these teeth removed. Oh yeah, my two front teeth have rotted something awful and I'd like to have them removed as well but how can I go without front teeth?? Can a dentist put in some kind of temporary front teeth?
Please, I need advice and support in getting these teeth out. I've suffered from so much pain from these teeth (especially the wisdoms). Any out there have multiple teeth extracted at once?

[brit]

Adoption97
I have merged all your threads and re-read them all....I am struck by the fact that you have been suffering for over two years and still are because the said teeth are still in situ.
You say your anxiety disorder is making it worse for you - have you seen a medical doctor about finding the right medication to keep the anxiety at bay to help you tackle the dental phobia - that would be the first step I'd consider. If so then fine proceed to step 2.

The second is to find an oral surgeon/dentist who comes highly recommended by other people - it sounds like i/v sedation or GA would be the best way forward for you, so only consider practitioners offering these services. From feedback we receive on here, some oral surgeons in the USA do come over as very unsympathetic but not all do - many receive great reviews - remember in finding yourself a new one, you just go for a consult to see if they treat you with respect and take your fear and anxiety into account.
There will be someone in your area able to treat you with the minimum of stress and the maximum of compassion, concentrate on finding them now and not on the actual, treatment. Once you have found your 'Mr/Ms Right Dentist' , you can start to worry about the actual procedures, for at the moment paralysed by fear at the thought of a judgemental practitioner, the procedures aren't going to take place anytime soon...one step at a time....find caring practitioner all under your control and move on step by step, under your control....

I'm being blunt here but I think the 'afterpain fear' is just another way of keeping yourself away from treatment...afterpain is often zero to minimal and not a valid reason to avoid a procedure...you have suffered more pain over the last two years than anyone deserves in a whole lifetime...only you can take the steps to end your pain and discomfort...and I believe you have to do that with the help of appropriate modern medication and by finding a dentist who will treat you kindly and with respect and restore your faith somewhat in human nature...very best of luck...have you checked our Finder for your area at all? http://www.dentalfearcentral.org/for...splay.php?f=53
Deep down, you must want to solve this issue given how long you have posted on here?

To answer your other question, the front teeth may be restorable with crowns etc but if they were extracted replacement options could include a partial, a bridge or implants. Find the caring practitioner first and then get those rotten painful teeth out of your life. Doing so may even help your general anxiety to decrease since living with painful teeth can't be any fun.

[dan1191]

I know exactly what you mean with some dentists being unsympathetic. I am a Physical Therapist and I had a patient who was an old female dentist/professor at a dental school. I asked her what they do about patients who are terribly afraid of the dentist (never letting on that it was me) and her reply was "send them to a psychiatrist". That was it. And that was the end of the conversation.