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Jlb9
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Good day. I’m new here and I’m looking for encouragement.
I haven’t been to the dentist in 5 years.
At that appointment she informed me that I needed a molar pulled. She was going to refer me because at the time I was very pregnant. But with the timing - I ended up having the baby before I got the tooth pulled. And then I just never went back.
In the past I’ve had lapses between going and have had a lot of work done on my teeth (they’ve been bad since I was little).
Anyways now I know the teeth are super weak - I have that one that needs pulling which is finally starting to hurt. And then I broke off a molar when I got hit in the face playing sports and I have a front one that had a small piece broken off.
I also know I have build up.
I think my biggest fear is being shamed. And feeling judged. She has never lectured me before however I’ve never had them this bad before.
How do you all get over the fear?
I haven’t been to the dentist in 5 years.
At that appointment she informed me that I needed a molar pulled. She was going to refer me because at the time I was very pregnant. But with the timing - I ended up having the baby before I got the tooth pulled. And then I just never went back.
In the past I’ve had lapses between going and have had a lot of work done on my teeth (they’ve been bad since I was little).
Anyways now I know the teeth are super weak - I have that one that needs pulling which is finally starting to hurt. And then I broke off a molar when I got hit in the face playing sports and I have a front one that had a small piece broken off.
I also know I have build up.
I think my biggest fear is being shamed. And feeling judged. She has never lectured me before however I’ve never had them this bad before.
How do you all get over the fear?