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harmonyherb
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This has been a problem with me for along time. If I can swallow a dentist can work on me all day, no problem. I had root canal last month on a frontal tooth so the dam was not inserted all the way into my mouth. I set up ahead of time with the dentist that I will grunt so he should stop and let me swallow. Everything went well with no anxiety, no problems. Last Monday I went back this time for a root canal on tooth #15 upper left rear. I reminded the dentist about my problem and he said he would stop to give me a chance to swallow but he said this tooth was in the rear so the dam has to be put deeper into my mouth which my limit my ability to swallow. He installed the dam and in about 30 seconds I went into an anxiety attach because I could not swallow. It took me an hour to calm down. My clothes were soaked with sweat I went home and had to take a shower and change my clothes. I cancelled the procedure and will have the tooth extracted next week, then in the spring I will get an implant. This anxiety attack was one of the worst I have had in years, I was shaking like I was in a frigid zone. Does anyone else have this type of problem of panicing when you cannot swallow?
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