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noraxxx
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Hi all! Last week I had a horrible experience going out. I had a beer that I was drinking from, and then a girl close by snapped her hand really quickly up when dancing, making her elbow hit my bottle so that it hit my teeth. It didn't hurt that much in the moment, but then I went in the mirror and checked and was absolutely shocked by the chip in my teeth.
The morning after I managed to get in with a dentist. She took x rays and told me my teeth look fine (no nerve damage), but I had some craze/hairline cracks. She proceeded to bond the bottom of my tooth with composites. Now my teeth look fine, it is not noticeable at all. But the whole incident has made me so anxious. Now, six days later, my teeth are the only thing I think about. I am absolutely terrified of eating any hard foods, and I am constantly checking if something happened to the bonding. I have had numerous near panic attacks and cry all the time - right now it feels like this stupid incident will affect me for the rest of my life. I wish the chip was smaller so I did not have to bond it. I have had small chips before that I could just leave. But the tooth is too chipped to leave unfixed IMO. I am just terrified of the long term effects of bonding, its long time wear of the tooth etc.
Please see the attached photo taken the night of right after it happened. Have any of you had a similar chip as me - how is it keeping up? I am absolutely devastated, my teeth was one of my favorite features and now I feel on the verge of depression because of it. Please tell me this is just some temporary state of shock, I need some reassurance. Right now my front upper teeth feel sensitive - not really with warm and cold drinks, but it feels tight and sore (pretty similar to when I had braces and would get them tightened).
Also, please let me know if you have similar bonding as me - how did it wear over time and did it ever fall off? I love eating out with friends and just can't stand having these constant fears ? I am generally such a happy person, it is just the dentist that brings me the worst anxiety I have ever experienced in my life.
The morning after I managed to get in with a dentist. She took x rays and told me my teeth look fine (no nerve damage), but I had some craze/hairline cracks. She proceeded to bond the bottom of my tooth with composites. Now my teeth look fine, it is not noticeable at all. But the whole incident has made me so anxious. Now, six days later, my teeth are the only thing I think about. I am absolutely terrified of eating any hard foods, and I am constantly checking if something happened to the bonding. I have had numerous near panic attacks and cry all the time - right now it feels like this stupid incident will affect me for the rest of my life. I wish the chip was smaller so I did not have to bond it. I have had small chips before that I could just leave. But the tooth is too chipped to leave unfixed IMO. I am just terrified of the long term effects of bonding, its long time wear of the tooth etc.
Please see the attached photo taken the night of right after it happened. Have any of you had a similar chip as me - how is it keeping up? I am absolutely devastated, my teeth was one of my favorite features and now I feel on the verge of depression because of it. Please tell me this is just some temporary state of shock, I need some reassurance. Right now my front upper teeth feel sensitive - not really with warm and cold drinks, but it feels tight and sore (pretty similar to when I had braces and would get them tightened).
Also, please let me know if you have similar bonding as me - how did it wear over time and did it ever fall off? I love eating out with friends and just can't stand having these constant fears ? I am generally such a happy person, it is just the dentist that brings me the worst anxiety I have ever experienced in my life.
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