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Nalz
Junior member
- Joined
- May 19, 2023
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- United Kingdom
**possibly triggering - mentions of local anaesthetic**
Hello,
I'm a newbie and joined since I have a fear of the dentist. I'll openly admit to neglecting my teeth for years due to depression and anxiety and didn't visit a dentist for 6 years between the ages of 16 and 22. At the age of 22 I found a dentist who helped ease my anxiety and I'm still with said dentist. I have gum disease and try my best to keep up my dental hygiene, flossing as much as I can etc. Flossing was a problem for me at first due to a fear of pulling out a tooth, filling, or crown.
This year so far, I've had to call my dentist and visit him in January (wisdom tooth infection), February (broken filling), March (another broken filling on another tooth) and April (another broken filling on another tooth). My dentist can be passive aggressively grumpy at times. On my visit in April, I again apologised for having to call again to which he replied "that's what we're here for" but then proceeded to sigh. A few minutes after giving me the injection to fill the tooth, he asked if it was starting to feel numb. It wasn't and I told him so. He replied "of course it isn't" *sigh*. He then proceeded to give me another injection which he placed in a couple of places around the gum (taking it out and putting it back in again). He hit a nerve which made me jump and squeal. I said that it felt like an electric shock. He impatiently said "yes, that's because I've hit a nerve" with no other explanation. I proceeded to have a panic attack (one which wasn't obvious to him but internally, I was having all the symptoms). I left the surgery afterwards gagging and trying to calm down.
Last night, I started having pain on the left side of my mouth. No specific tooth but just in that area. Today it has eased a lot but both sides seem to be sensitive. I am freaking out about possibly having to call again. My partner and my family members all say that it's his JOB to deal with things like this but I don't know if I can deal with the passive aggressiveness (I hate confrontation). I'm the type of person who doesn't say anything to anyone for ages and then one day blows up. I have visions of me walking out and telling him that I'll find another dentist!
So sorry for the lost post. I needed to vent.
Hello,
I'm a newbie and joined since I have a fear of the dentist. I'll openly admit to neglecting my teeth for years due to depression and anxiety and didn't visit a dentist for 6 years between the ages of 16 and 22. At the age of 22 I found a dentist who helped ease my anxiety and I'm still with said dentist. I have gum disease and try my best to keep up my dental hygiene, flossing as much as I can etc. Flossing was a problem for me at first due to a fear of pulling out a tooth, filling, or crown.
This year so far, I've had to call my dentist and visit him in January (wisdom tooth infection), February (broken filling), March (another broken filling on another tooth) and April (another broken filling on another tooth). My dentist can be passive aggressively grumpy at times. On my visit in April, I again apologised for having to call again to which he replied "that's what we're here for" but then proceeded to sigh. A few minutes after giving me the injection to fill the tooth, he asked if it was starting to feel numb. It wasn't and I told him so. He replied "of course it isn't" *sigh*. He then proceeded to give me another injection which he placed in a couple of places around the gum (taking it out and putting it back in again). He hit a nerve which made me jump and squeal. I said that it felt like an electric shock. He impatiently said "yes, that's because I've hit a nerve" with no other explanation. I proceeded to have a panic attack (one which wasn't obvious to him but internally, I was having all the symptoms). I left the surgery afterwards gagging and trying to calm down.
Last night, I started having pain on the left side of my mouth. No specific tooth but just in that area. Today it has eased a lot but both sides seem to be sensitive. I am freaking out about possibly having to call again. My partner and my family members all say that it's his JOB to deal with things like this but I don't know if I can deal with the passive aggressiveness (I hate confrontation). I'm the type of person who doesn't say anything to anyone for ages and then one day blows up. I have visions of me walking out and telling him that I'll find another dentist!
So sorry for the lost post. I needed to vent.