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Chels
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Found an amazing dentist but still scared about all the work that needs done
HELP!
I am 22 I had not been to the dentist in almost 14 years since I was 8 years old. My mom left my family when I was little for another man and she was the one who took care of these things so after that I never went my dad never took me because everyone was pretty devastated, I had bad experiences when I was a child and had to be given things to calm me down and make me completely sick for the rest of the day....and the dentist wasn't very nice either. Which made it even worse. I have 3 teeth that are broken to the gumline..I got pregnant at 19 and after I had my beautiful little boy my teeth got even worse. Those 3 teeth broke down even more. So finally, I got the courage to make a dentist appt because I can't stand being depressed anymore about this issue! My aunt is going with me for support. So April 20th, 2013. I had my very first dental appt. since I was a little girl & met an amazing young lady dentist who was so caring & respectful. She told me I have 10 cavitites and 3 teeth that will need pulled. My heart sank..because I just feel so bad about this. I am only 22!! She did say that this really is good for not having any dental work done in 14 years so she told me that everything will be okay & can be fixed she told me she wants to build up my confidence and lets do a cleaning first. So I did and it went extremely well. Everyone was so nice there. So after that I scheduled my first cavity filling since age 8 with no anxiety medicine or nitrous oxide. So my appt was for May 1st I went in. And cried because I was so scared but the dentist put a numbing gel on my gum and told me to close my eyes. & the most important thing was I trusted her, I really did. So I listened ( something I would never do) I am the biggest baby normally I would just run out. I didn't and in the end it was not bad at all! She was only going to do 1 filling and i told her to go ahead and do the other!
It turned out to be nothing bad at all. Seriously I did this all for my son who is about to be 2 and I don't want him to see mommy being scared I want him to be proud of me. I have 8 more cavities to be filled & the 3 teeth pulled. The reason I am here, is because the teeth that need pulled - I AM TERRIFIED how this is going to feel and how she will get them out. They are completely broken past the gum. AND I REFUSE TO BE PUT TO SLEEP FOR THIS. I am finally overcoming this huge fear of mine and I want to do this & need to do this. I am just so scared. I trust my dentist completely. She makes me feel safe & I am just so glad I found her. I just cant get past these broken off teeth. Please anyone help me, tell me about how she can get these out or how this will feel even being numb, I am just so scared. I am so proud of myself I thought i'd be dead before I would ever actually go to the dentist. I still can't believe I went through a cavity filling....my next appt is may 15th for more fillings.

I am 22 I had not been to the dentist in almost 14 years since I was 8 years old. My mom left my family when I was little for another man and she was the one who took care of these things so after that I never went my dad never took me because everyone was pretty devastated, I had bad experiences when I was a child and had to be given things to calm me down and make me completely sick for the rest of the day....and the dentist wasn't very nice either. Which made it even worse. I have 3 teeth that are broken to the gumline..I got pregnant at 19 and after I had my beautiful little boy my teeth got even worse. Those 3 teeth broke down even more. So finally, I got the courage to make a dentist appt because I can't stand being depressed anymore about this issue! My aunt is going with me for support. So April 20th, 2013. I had my very first dental appt. since I was a little girl & met an amazing young lady dentist who was so caring & respectful. She told me I have 10 cavitites and 3 teeth that will need pulled. My heart sank..because I just feel so bad about this. I am only 22!! She did say that this really is good for not having any dental work done in 14 years so she told me that everything will be okay & can be fixed she told me she wants to build up my confidence and lets do a cleaning first. So I did and it went extremely well. Everyone was so nice there. So after that I scheduled my first cavity filling since age 8 with no anxiety medicine or nitrous oxide. So my appt was for May 1st I went in. And cried because I was so scared but the dentist put a numbing gel on my gum and told me to close my eyes. & the most important thing was I trusted her, I really did. So I listened ( something I would never do) I am the biggest baby normally I would just run out. I didn't and in the end it was not bad at all! She was only going to do 1 filling and i told her to go ahead and do the other!

It turned out to be nothing bad at all. Seriously I did this all for my son who is about to be 2 and I don't want him to see mommy being scared I want him to be proud of me. I have 8 more cavities to be filled & the 3 teeth pulled. The reason I am here, is because the teeth that need pulled - I AM TERRIFIED how this is going to feel and how she will get them out. They are completely broken past the gum. AND I REFUSE TO BE PUT TO SLEEP FOR THIS. I am finally overcoming this huge fear of mine and I want to do this & need to do this. I am just so scared. I trust my dentist completely. She makes me feel safe & I am just so glad I found her. I just cant get past these broken off teeth. Please anyone help me, tell me about how she can get these out or how this will feel even being numb, I am just so scared. I am so proud of myself I thought i'd be dead before I would ever actually go to the dentist. I still can't believe I went through a cavity filling....my next appt is may 15th for more fillings.