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sitroenn
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Several years ago I was very scared of going to the dentist but with support from this site and, after finding a gentle, supportive and very understanding dentist I can manage to go for appointments and have had fillings with success and not the terror of before.
My dentist encourages me to also see the dental hygienist every 6 months and I find that I am dreading the appointments. In fact I hate seeing the hygienist more than seeing the dentist. Not only do I hate the whole sensation of having my teeth cleaned and have to keep calming myself but I suffer real pain and worse health afterwards. I have M.E and fibromyalgia and after a hygienist appointment I feel sick and have a terrible migraine headache. My teeth ache and are super-sensitive for about 2 weeks after the appointment.
When teeth are cleaned by the hygienist, how much bacteria is released (given that my immune system is compromised) and how much can the poking and scraping etc possibly lead to a fibro flare ?Can the hygiene treatment and worse health after be related ?
I am seriously considering not going for hygienist appointments any more because the weeks after them are hell and the fear of what comes after an appointment is leading to increasing fear of the appointment itself (I cancelled my latest appointment 3 times before I could get enough courage to attend)
My dentist encourages me to also see the dental hygienist every 6 months and I find that I am dreading the appointments. In fact I hate seeing the hygienist more than seeing the dentist. Not only do I hate the whole sensation of having my teeth cleaned and have to keep calming myself but I suffer real pain and worse health afterwards. I have M.E and fibromyalgia and after a hygienist appointment I feel sick and have a terrible migraine headache. My teeth ache and are super-sensitive for about 2 weeks after the appointment.
When teeth are cleaned by the hygienist, how much bacteria is released (given that my immune system is compromised) and how much can the poking and scraping etc possibly lead to a fibro flare ?Can the hygiene treatment and worse health after be related ?
I am seriously considering not going for hygienist appointments any more because the weeks after them are hell and the fear of what comes after an appointment is leading to increasing fear of the appointment itself (I cancelled my latest appointment 3 times before I could get enough courage to attend)