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TravelGirl
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I have not been to a dentist in 23 years
. I'm 43 years old. I have a lot of visible issues, including a broken/loose tooth. Because I can't chew food on that side, I also have quite a bit of calculus on the front and bottom teeth. (maybe 4 teeth? 5?)
I made a dentist appointment today. I wrote a practice on Friday and explained I hadn't been in 20+ years and was extremely anxious. Got a call today and thought it was unrelated, as I was waiting for another call. IT WAS THE DENTIST and I almost crapped. I'm scheduled for May 8. I DID IT, THOUGH!!!!!
She said part of my first appt (and to expect 2 hours) was a basic cleaning. How can they do any type of cleaning when you present with a broken/loose tooth and have a bunch of calculus on one side? (which likely requires a deeper cleaning).. do they just.... do what they can? And work around these areas the first time? I just dont know what to expect. When I went last at 20 my teeth were in perfect condition so cleaning was a simple process. Now, unfortunately, I have all these issues and my brain is wondering how they even clean around them.

I made a dentist appointment today. I wrote a practice on Friday and explained I hadn't been in 20+ years and was extremely anxious. Got a call today and thought it was unrelated, as I was waiting for another call. IT WAS THE DENTIST and I almost crapped. I'm scheduled for May 8. I DID IT, THOUGH!!!!!
She said part of my first appt (and to expect 2 hours) was a basic cleaning. How can they do any type of cleaning when you present with a broken/loose tooth and have a bunch of calculus on one side? (which likely requires a deeper cleaning).. do they just.... do what they can? And work around these areas the first time? I just dont know what to expect. When I went last at 20 my teeth were in perfect condition so cleaning was a simple process. Now, unfortunately, I have all these issues and my brain is wondering how they even clean around them.