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ihatethedentist
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- Joined
- May 30, 2012
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- England
Hi,
Thankfully I haven't posted in here for a while. Since my last post (I've had lots of problems in the past with rude and abrupt dentists, which has now led to my fear) I have found a lovely new dentist, who I really like. (No tears in the last 2 visits which is a record for me) she really wants to work on my dental fear and make me more comfortable going.
Anyway I've just been for a polish, which was fine. She gave me a quick check up and said that everything looked great. ( beautiful in her words)
Then she said I was due an x ray since my last one was 3 years ago.. so I had that done and she said that there is a tooth on the back which has early decay, and it needs a deep filling, and another on a biting surface??
I've made an appointment which will take 45 minutes to fix.
Why do deep fillings take so long to fill? 45 minutes seems like a lot of time and I'm worrying I won't be able to sit there for that amount of time.
How long do deep fillings last for? It's on a back tooth so I'm guessing it's going to be amalgam, but I'm constantly worrying g about fillings fallng out and having to have my teeth pulled, which has happened in the past.
Finally a "biting surface filling" does that mean a front tooth?
Any help would be great,before I start panicking ?
Thankfully I haven't posted in here for a while. Since my last post (I've had lots of problems in the past with rude and abrupt dentists, which has now led to my fear) I have found a lovely new dentist, who I really like. (No tears in the last 2 visits which is a record for me) she really wants to work on my dental fear and make me more comfortable going.
Anyway I've just been for a polish, which was fine. She gave me a quick check up and said that everything looked great. ( beautiful in her words)
Then she said I was due an x ray since my last one was 3 years ago.. so I had that done and she said that there is a tooth on the back which has early decay, and it needs a deep filling, and another on a biting surface??
I've made an appointment which will take 45 minutes to fix.
Why do deep fillings take so long to fill? 45 minutes seems like a lot of time and I'm worrying I won't be able to sit there for that amount of time.
How long do deep fillings last for? It's on a back tooth so I'm guessing it's going to be amalgam, but I'm constantly worrying g about fillings fallng out and having to have my teeth pulled, which has happened in the past.
Finally a "biting surface filling" does that mean a front tooth?
Any help would be great,before I start panicking ?