G
Gilbo
Member
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2020
- Messages
- 97
- Location
- norwich, norfolk, uk
Hi. I hope someone can help me with this please? When my last dentist took x-rays of my mouth, although that sharp, plastic thingy they put in your mouth was painful, at least it all worked and the x-rays came out fine. But with my new dentist (having waited almost a year to get in, due to Covid), when the dentist took the x-ray on the left side, I gagged once, but it worked. When she tried to take one on the right side however, she kept jamming the plastic device into my gums UNTIL I gagged! I asked if she'd let me place the device myself. Each time she shook her head, as through her very thick mask, I couldn't hear a word she said. Twice more she tried, each time pushing and shoving until I gagged again. Would you know if there's any way around this? I'm sure I need an x-ray, as I have a damaged tooth on that side, but I wonder why she had to be so violent? The practice gets glowing reviews, but I don't know if they're for her specifically, as I believe they had a change of dentist fairly recently (an aquaintance who also goes there told me that). When I left the dentists, I dabbed my (clean) handkerchief into the sore spot and it quickly half-filled with blood, which I suppose was caused by all the attempts to place that darned plastic thing!
On another note, having been made so sore and upset by all this, I asked if it was possible to have a denture made up to fill the gap left by an extraction in March 2020 (which she agreed to), but forgot to ask if it could be a temporary denture, while I wait to have a bridge fitted if possible, do you think this could be done? My nerves were so shot by the time I got to that question, that I just wanted to run out of the place as soon as possible!
On another note, having been made so sore and upset by all this, I asked if it was possible to have a denture made up to fill the gap left by an extraction in March 2020 (which she agreed to), but forgot to ask if it could be a temporary denture, while I wait to have a bridge fitted if possible, do you think this could be done? My nerves were so shot by the time I got to that question, that I just wanted to run out of the place as soon as possible!