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Stasisesque
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- May 25, 2008
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Hi everyone!
This is quite a long story, so I'll try to keep it short:
After years of discomfort with my teeth (not physical, but emotional/mental due to the overcrowding, broken teeth and size) I finally worked up enough courage to have porcelain veneers fitted. The process was long and painful, and I think for a new start, a bit much. It was emotionally, mentally and physically draining (as I'm another one who suffers terribly from anxiety disorder and crippling panic attacks). I was thrilled with the results, but wasn't taking care of my teeth as well as I should have. After the final treatment, I was too shaken up to go back for the regular hygeinist treatments, and my brushing/flossing/mouthwash routine wasn't as thorough as it should have been.
As a result, my gums became inflamed (though not sore), and I was starting to worry my teeth, namely the bridge to replace my right canine, would fall out - or at least the veneers would fall off. So I went back to the dentist, who quite rightly lectured me (and as I'm used to it now, I took it well), but was comforting as he said it wasn't too late, and I booked in for more hygenist appointments - one for that same day.
This was a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday I had to go to my local emergency dentist as I'd been in agony for the past few days. It turned out I had a very large abscess on the bottom (inside the gum) of my wisdom tooth, and that that same wisdom tooth had become cracked and was decaying. I knew it was decaying, I could see and feel it - and was keeping it as clean as humanly possible (including salt washes) to try and ensure it didn't spread. I'm on antibiotics for it now, and it should clear up in a week or so, but the emergency dentist advised having the tooth removed - it's not doing anything for me, and it's likely to develop an abscess again in the future, no matter how clean I keep it.
I'm terrified about having it pulled, but know I'd much rather get rid of it than go through any of this past week's pain again, or risk it spreading to other teeth; but my main concern is that of my hygeinist - the emergency dentist said she should have spotted it, should have advised me having it removed asap, and should have x-rayed it to see how far the decay went. But none of that was done, and now I'm worried how much I can trust her at all. What if I have gum disease that hasn't been spotted, or that my teeth are rotting behind the veneers? I know I'm probably being a hypochondriac, but I spent so many years with my teeth being in a state of disrepair, and now they're (the veneers at least), lovely. I don't want to lose my veneers or my teeth.
I don't really have a question, I'm just very worried.
This is quite a long story, so I'll try to keep it short:
After years of discomfort with my teeth (not physical, but emotional/mental due to the overcrowding, broken teeth and size) I finally worked up enough courage to have porcelain veneers fitted. The process was long and painful, and I think for a new start, a bit much. It was emotionally, mentally and physically draining (as I'm another one who suffers terribly from anxiety disorder and crippling panic attacks). I was thrilled with the results, but wasn't taking care of my teeth as well as I should have. After the final treatment, I was too shaken up to go back for the regular hygeinist treatments, and my brushing/flossing/mouthwash routine wasn't as thorough as it should have been.
As a result, my gums became inflamed (though not sore), and I was starting to worry my teeth, namely the bridge to replace my right canine, would fall out - or at least the veneers would fall off. So I went back to the dentist, who quite rightly lectured me (and as I'm used to it now, I took it well), but was comforting as he said it wasn't too late, and I booked in for more hygenist appointments - one for that same day.
This was a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday I had to go to my local emergency dentist as I'd been in agony for the past few days. It turned out I had a very large abscess on the bottom (inside the gum) of my wisdom tooth, and that that same wisdom tooth had become cracked and was decaying. I knew it was decaying, I could see and feel it - and was keeping it as clean as humanly possible (including salt washes) to try and ensure it didn't spread. I'm on antibiotics for it now, and it should clear up in a week or so, but the emergency dentist advised having the tooth removed - it's not doing anything for me, and it's likely to develop an abscess again in the future, no matter how clean I keep it.
I'm terrified about having it pulled, but know I'd much rather get rid of it than go through any of this past week's pain again, or risk it spreading to other teeth; but my main concern is that of my hygeinist - the emergency dentist said she should have spotted it, should have advised me having it removed asap, and should have x-rayed it to see how far the decay went. But none of that was done, and now I'm worried how much I can trust her at all. What if I have gum disease that hasn't been spotted, or that my teeth are rotting behind the veneers? I know I'm probably being a hypochondriac, but I spent so many years with my teeth being in a state of disrepair, and now they're (the veneers at least), lovely. I don't want to lose my veneers or my teeth.
I don't really have a question, I'm just very worried.