shamrockerin
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So as I said in my earlier bthread, I'm back. After 2 years of brushing and flossing and getting cleanings every three months, I'm back to being a dental phobe. It's pretty pathetic.
I went as schefuled today to have my dentist look at my bad tooth: the one that got filled/RCT/crowned as a teen, and then broke off three years ago. He took a quick look, and then invited me into the office to talk about it. Just as I thought, it's hopeless. There's no way to save this tooth. He is recommending extraction followed by an implant. He would refer me to an oral surgon for that stuff.
I can't even think about doing that. I know my tooth is rotten and disgusting, but at least i doesn't hurt at all. I've already had numerous painful dental appointments because of this tooth, and I can't stand the idea of any more. I don't even think I can set up the consultation, knowing what it leads to.
So since I can't bring myself to do what he recommends, I'm stuck with this tooth, and I feel so ugly and disgusting knowing it's in there.
So I'm back to my old ways. I remember the first time I came on this site, I saw the part about "feeling depressed or suicidal?" and I thought "Geez that seems kind of extreme" but it wasn't long before I understood how someone w/ dental phobia could feel that way.
I feel so stupid now for thinking that I was actually recovered.
I went as schefuled today to have my dentist look at my bad tooth: the one that got filled/RCT/crowned as a teen, and then broke off three years ago. He took a quick look, and then invited me into the office to talk about it. Just as I thought, it's hopeless. There's no way to save this tooth. He is recommending extraction followed by an implant. He would refer me to an oral surgon for that stuff.
I can't even think about doing that. I know my tooth is rotten and disgusting, but at least i doesn't hurt at all. I've already had numerous painful dental appointments because of this tooth, and I can't stand the idea of any more. I don't even think I can set up the consultation, knowing what it leads to.
So since I can't bring myself to do what he recommends, I'm stuck with this tooth, and I feel so ugly and disgusting knowing it's in there.
So I'm back to my old ways. I remember the first time I came on this site, I saw the part about "feeling depressed or suicidal?" and I thought "Geez that seems kind of extreme" but it wasn't long before I understood how someone w/ dental phobia could feel that way.
I feel so stupid now for thinking that I was actually recovered.