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angie101
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i finally plucked up the courage to go to the dentist the other day ,after 10 years, as i couldnt stand to look at my teeth anymore.
when i was about 10 i had to get a tooth pulled and had a bad experience about a year later i notices a black hole in my back bottom tooth. i knew id need a filling and was too scared to tell my parents coz i knew theyd make me go see the dentist. anyways over 10years with my fear and embarrasment growing and my teeth getting really really bad i finally decided to go before they get any worse.
so yesterday i went to the dentist, had my x rays done and he told me that i need 17 fillings!!!!!!! i hate that ive let my teeth get this bad!!! i also can only afford to get them done under local aenesthisia..17 fillings really is alot and im so embarrased and worried. he told me that average amount of fillings for someone my age is 3!!. thats the embarrasing part!! the thing im worried about is that after the fillings what if i need more like a few years later?? im definatly gonna take really good care of my teeth once theyre fixed but if i need more fillings im afraid that ill hardly have any tooth left and theyll all fall apart and ill need dentures by the time im 30!!!
i know im probably just being silly but does anyone have any advice please!! im so so worried that ive ruined my teeth for life!!!
when i was about 10 i had to get a tooth pulled and had a bad experience about a year later i notices a black hole in my back bottom tooth. i knew id need a filling and was too scared to tell my parents coz i knew theyd make me go see the dentist. anyways over 10years with my fear and embarrasment growing and my teeth getting really really bad i finally decided to go before they get any worse.
so yesterday i went to the dentist, had my x rays done and he told me that i need 17 fillings!!!!!!! i hate that ive let my teeth get this bad!!! i also can only afford to get them done under local aenesthisia..17 fillings really is alot and im so embarrased and worried. he told me that average amount of fillings for someone my age is 3!!. thats the embarrasing part!! the thing im worried about is that after the fillings what if i need more like a few years later?? im definatly gonna take really good care of my teeth once theyre fixed but if i need more fillings im afraid that ill hardly have any tooth left and theyll all fall apart and ill need dentures by the time im 30!!!
i know im probably just being silly but does anyone have any advice please!! im so so worried that ive ruined my teeth for life!!!