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  1. A

    Anxiety about the number of fillings I have and if I will need more

    Hey Everyone, I’ve only just found this site and thought I’d give it a go. Basically I’m 31 and have got a lot of white fillings. A combination of eating loads of sweets and diet carbonated drinks through my life (worse when I was younger). My last appointment in 2022 had three more and not seen...
  2. S

    Fear of not being able to swallow, need advice!

    Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and need advice ASAP! I am very prone to cavities and have had a lot of work done on my teeth (I'm only 25). I've never liked the dentist, but it's only been the past year that my dental anxiety suddenly became really bad out of nowhere. In January I went in...
  3. J

    Filling Cost??

    Hi! I have an appointment tomorrow for 3 fillings w/ insurance - but the dentist is out of network and the cost is $600. Does this sound about right?
  4. M

    I am having hallucinations and need medication

    Dental issues have always been my biggest anxiety and after a visit to my dentist and being told I would need 3 fillings my anxiety has reached a new level. I brush my teeth every single morning and evening I can never miss a day, I floss and scrape my tounge and scrub my gums. Everything I can...
  5. pinyonjay2

    My IV Sedation Success Story

    I finally got IV Sedation for two large fillings done, on Thursday the 26th of September. It went really well I thought, although a few things could have been better but I'll explain that at the end. The fillings were for a broken amalgam and a cavity & old amalgam on my bottom left two molars...
  6. S

    Needing to find the courage to book treatment

    Hi all, I have scrolled around these forums for years and it has really helped me begin to work on my dental fears. But now it's my time to go and I'm so SO scared! I hope I can share my backstory: My fear started in grade 2, I needed a couple fillings and a tooth pulled. The tooth to be...
  7. A

    What else could it be....

    At the end of August I started a some what extensive treatment plan. I am terrified of the dentist, so that in and of itself was a major accomplishment. The first dentist was awful and sloppy. He did 5 fillings a prepped a cantilever bridge. Bridge is in and looks beautiful, thanks to dentist...
  8. C

    Flossing help

    Hello well I’ve started to floss yesterday and I have two filings which are attached together up the top left of my mouth and I have three at the bottom left of my mouth but I haven’t flossed those areas because I’m scared if I try the fillings will fall out and I use the end of a floss stick...
  9. D

    Fillings in between front teeth?? How???

    Hi all, sorry to bother you again with another post but I can't help being so worrisome... I am finally adjusting to my temporary crown. Apart from the paranoia that bacteria will get underneath my gum line and infect my poor tooth, I think I am okay. Now my concern has shifted over towards...
  10. L

    Nervousness about existing fillings.

    So I have had this fear before but would like to maybe address the question a bit more. I have 8 fillings after years of neglect due to anxiety and emotional abuse (I was trapped in a bad domestic abuse situation), and I am on the downward side of stabilizing my life again. One thing that I...
  11. Y

    Still in pain a week after fillings

    Hello! It's been forever since I posted here and I was surprised I even remembered my login name. But here I am again. I'll make this as short and concise as possible. I had another long period of no dentist visits, up until about January of this year (About a period of 7 more years). This...
  12. R

    paranoia surrounding fillings

    okay, so I just got my first filings, two back molars on the top right side. I'm 18, and had never gone to the dentist in my life until my first appointment in february, during which they detected 5 cavities. naturally the idea of getting them filled was more appealing than letting my teeth...
  13. B

    Awesome Root Canal Experience

    So I just had my first round of root canals. Background story ( I have not had dental work done in almost 15 years. When I was a teenager I went in to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed and just never went back.) Fast forward to last year my back molars started decaying and I mean all 8 of...
  14. A

    Terrified of abscess, please help

    Hi, it's 4:31 am here and I just had to make an account because I am absolutely freaking out. I have what I'm 99.9% sure is an abscess, and possibly a sinus infection as well. I made the mistake of ignoring my dentist's attempts to schedule follow up when I had a traumatic time with getting...
  15. M

    Dental fillings and healthy pregnancy?

    Hello there, I am scared of dental fillings due to unknown toxicity of Composite fillings. I want to have another baby but now I have 11 fillings and I don't want the plastic resins to effect my pregnancy, or cause birth defects. Do you know or anyone you know have many composite fillings and...
  16. A

    Fear I may need Root Canal

    So I had a filling done November 27 2017 and had issues with bite pressure, hot and cold, and it ended up just needing filed down some cause it was too high. They did an x-ray and everything. Fast forward to now, and I’m still having sensitivity issues with cold and mild sensitivity to hot, but...
  17. J

    I feel so stupid!

    I have a dental appointment the day after tomorrow and I am so nervous. I know I need several fillings and maybe more. I have a temporary filling for a tooth that needs a crown from years ago and Im worried they scold me about it. Funny thing is I had to go to this same dentist several times in...
  18. S

    First (difficult) root canal - terrified!

    Hello. I am in need of a root canal. The cavity is quite deep and close to the root for sure. It is on my very last, top left molar. So hard to see and reach. My dentist is sending me to a specialist for the procedure. I haven't scheduled it yet, mostly due to fear. I was told I needed a root...
  19. thelovelyghost

    ~ First dentist appt in two years, scared for the future

    Hi there! I'm Z, and new to the thread. I've just been to my first appointment in two years and well, it was dreadfully nervewracking. I made my mom come with me for moral support, as just walking into the building made me feel ill. ~ A bit of background. My teeth have always been...just...
  20. C

    Pain 7 weeks after filling

    Hi everyone. I had four composite fillings done on the same side, on the top, all next to each other. Two of them seem fine, but the other two are still hurting even though its been about 7 weeks. I think the two teeth that are hurting are called 5 and 4, at least that's what it looked like on a...
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