B
bird
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- Aug 19, 2013
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After not seeing a dentist in eight years and with my dental coverage about to run out, I decided to make the leap. I found a dentist in Massachusetts who has been absolutely amazing about my concerns and my finances -- she even brought me in last week and offered to help straighten my crooked front tooth for free, which was never part of the plan, and have waived the sedation fees.
I'm still pretty nervous about the amount of work I'm getting done, the procedures themselves (I made the mistake of researching about them last night), and the pain I might feel afterward. I'm getting most of my top front teeth crowned, one root canal, and a deep cleaning in all quandrants. In order to fix my crooked tooth that's prevented me from having a straight smile my whole life, she offered to root canal it and fix it slightly, or put it bridge in and have the option of putting an implant in later, which would leave me with a straight smile for the first time ever. I went for the bridge, since I don't think I'll be able to afford braces at this point.
I'm nervous about getting so many crowns and work done. I'm nervous about getting the bridge in, how it will feel and work. I'm worried that people will judge me for the amount of dental work I'm getting done at my age (25). I'm glad I've taken the steps to do it, but I have a feeling that even with the anxiety meds, I am going to spend the night in an anxious wreck until my appointment tomorrow.
Has anyone gotten this much work done in one sitting before? Has anyone had experience with bridges and crowns on front teeth? Do I have to worry about them falling out? Will it look normal, or be obvious in any way?
Thanks for the support. This is probably the biggest thing I've done in my life thus far.
I'm still pretty nervous about the amount of work I'm getting done, the procedures themselves (I made the mistake of researching about them last night), and the pain I might feel afterward. I'm getting most of my top front teeth crowned, one root canal, and a deep cleaning in all quandrants. In order to fix my crooked tooth that's prevented me from having a straight smile my whole life, she offered to root canal it and fix it slightly, or put it bridge in and have the option of putting an implant in later, which would leave me with a straight smile for the first time ever. I went for the bridge, since I don't think I'll be able to afford braces at this point.
I'm nervous about getting so many crowns and work done. I'm nervous about getting the bridge in, how it will feel and work. I'm worried that people will judge me for the amount of dental work I'm getting done at my age (25). I'm glad I've taken the steps to do it, but I have a feeling that even with the anxiety meds, I am going to spend the night in an anxious wreck until my appointment tomorrow.
Has anyone gotten this much work done in one sitting before? Has anyone had experience with bridges and crowns on front teeth? Do I have to worry about them falling out? Will it look normal, or be obvious in any way?
Thanks for the support. This is probably the biggest thing I've done in my life thus far.