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TerrifiedWelshie
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I am so glad I found this website.
I'm 25 years old and have only been to the dentist twice in my whole life. My parents never really knew about oral hygiene (they would say things like 'don't bother brushing your teeth at night, you're not going anywhere' etc.)
The first was when I was around 12 and I had a small filling. It didn't hurt at all. He refered me to an orthodontist for a slight overbite and to get braces as my teeth are pretty crooked, but I never went for some reason.
The second was a couple of years ago after I plucked up the courage to go and see about a tooth that started out with a small hole and now has progressed into what looks like a huge black mess at the back of my mouth, (and subsequently the entire left side of my mouth, all the teeth are either completely discoloured or have started turning to mush because I haven't used them in over 7 years.) But all the dentist said was I'll probably need a crown over it after a deep cleaning and because he wasn't very nice or empathetic at all I never went back.
I only put up because there has never been any pain.
So since then I've been eating with no problems with my right side. But a few months ago I (stupidly!!) Ate a bag of peanuts and POP out comes one of my molars. About a week later the tooth adjacent to the missing one also crumbled out. Now I'm left with just the pulp for them both, which means I can only eat soft foods now like soup and mash.
I've been getting pretty used to this diet and crushing food at the roof of my mouth with my tongue - until about 2 weeks ago when I decided to take up flossing and was left with all of my front teeth (top & bottom) feeling really weird and loose!!
I've been having really bad anxiety and panic attacks since then - my two front teeth at the top do feel a little more stable in the last week or so.
But I've also noticed my gums are receeding quite drastically at the bottom of my front teeth and now I think one of my teeth is actually loose and I'm worried the only thing holding it in place is the tartar at the back of my teeth.
I'm so sorry this post is so long but I've never been able to talk to anyone about this! Anytime anyone mentions dentists or teeth I will make a swift exit out of the room!
I'm so embarrassed and so worried I'll end up with none of my teeth left by the time I hit 30.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far x
I'm 25 years old and have only been to the dentist twice in my whole life. My parents never really knew about oral hygiene (they would say things like 'don't bother brushing your teeth at night, you're not going anywhere' etc.)
The first was when I was around 12 and I had a small filling. It didn't hurt at all. He refered me to an orthodontist for a slight overbite and to get braces as my teeth are pretty crooked, but I never went for some reason.
The second was a couple of years ago after I plucked up the courage to go and see about a tooth that started out with a small hole and now has progressed into what looks like a huge black mess at the back of my mouth, (and subsequently the entire left side of my mouth, all the teeth are either completely discoloured or have started turning to mush because I haven't used them in over 7 years.) But all the dentist said was I'll probably need a crown over it after a deep cleaning and because he wasn't very nice or empathetic at all I never went back.
I only put up because there has never been any pain.
So since then I've been eating with no problems with my right side. But a few months ago I (stupidly!!) Ate a bag of peanuts and POP out comes one of my molars. About a week later the tooth adjacent to the missing one also crumbled out. Now I'm left with just the pulp for them both, which means I can only eat soft foods now like soup and mash.
I've been getting pretty used to this diet and crushing food at the roof of my mouth with my tongue - until about 2 weeks ago when I decided to take up flossing and was left with all of my front teeth (top & bottom) feeling really weird and loose!!
I've been having really bad anxiety and panic attacks since then - my two front teeth at the top do feel a little more stable in the last week or so.
But I've also noticed my gums are receeding quite drastically at the bottom of my front teeth and now I think one of my teeth is actually loose and I'm worried the only thing holding it in place is the tartar at the back of my teeth.
I'm so sorry this post is so long but I've never been able to talk to anyone about this! Anytime anyone mentions dentists or teeth I will make a swift exit out of the room!
I'm so embarrassed and so worried I'll end up with none of my teeth left by the time I hit 30.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far x