Carys
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Waaaaaghhhh, I am absolutely terrified, beyond terrified !
I have had sporadic visits to the dentist in the last 10 years, and some hygenist visits have taken place (the last one about 1 1/2 years ago). My teeth are generally in good shape, two white fillings and two crowns on the front from being broken in an accident. I am not phobic about dentists or dental work particularly, but I am entirely phobic about the local anaesthetic...or rather that I will have a reaction to it and will die !
I went last week for an assessement about the replacement of a crown, and that I managed ok.
However, I have an appointment this Thursday to have a wisdom tooth looked at. I first saw a dentist about it 1 1/2 years ago and was told then that the pain in my gum area was from a gum infection and the fact that it has receeded, he cleaned any plaque off under the 'pocket' formed by the receeding bit and said it was nothing to worry about. I was concerned then as it looked like a hole to me.
Since then I get gum pain on and off in that area, some days fine, others awful and looking today it looks as if there is a deep notch along the gum line and up under it. I am terrified that I will go on Thursday and be told either that it needs removing or that a deep filling needs to take place with an anaesthetic injection. I suffer from panic attack already !
I have had work done in the past, notably small fillings with no local anaesthetic, but don't think it will be possible this time.
I'm not sure what my question is really..I guess there isn't one...I am just scared.
Is it likely to be decay and need pulling ? I get no pain in the tooth at all. I have read through archived threads about fears or local anaesthetics and can rationalise it sometimes, but not for long
Thanks
I have had sporadic visits to the dentist in the last 10 years, and some hygenist visits have taken place (the last one about 1 1/2 years ago). My teeth are generally in good shape, two white fillings and two crowns on the front from being broken in an accident. I am not phobic about dentists or dental work particularly, but I am entirely phobic about the local anaesthetic...or rather that I will have a reaction to it and will die !
I went last week for an assessement about the replacement of a crown, and that I managed ok.
However, I have an appointment this Thursday to have a wisdom tooth looked at. I first saw a dentist about it 1 1/2 years ago and was told then that the pain in my gum area was from a gum infection and the fact that it has receeded, he cleaned any plaque off under the 'pocket' formed by the receeding bit and said it was nothing to worry about. I was concerned then as it looked like a hole to me.
Since then I get gum pain on and off in that area, some days fine, others awful and looking today it looks as if there is a deep notch along the gum line and up under it. I am terrified that I will go on Thursday and be told either that it needs removing or that a deep filling needs to take place with an anaesthetic injection. I suffer from panic attack already !
I have had work done in the past, notably small fillings with no local anaesthetic, but don't think it will be possible this time.
I'm not sure what my question is really..I guess there isn't one...I am just scared.
Is it likely to be decay and need pulling ? I get no pain in the tooth at all. I have read through archived threads about fears or local anaesthetics and can rationalise it sometimes, but not for long
Thanks