General Anaesthetic

[Karli]

I have a abscesses tooth at the top, along with a tooth broken to the jaw line, another one with a massive hole and an abscess which has been there years, and one more which cracked when I was pregnant.
I have had lots of treatment before but had a bad experience in 2016 (at my current dentist) and I am now deathly afraid of the dentist. I say that but it really just is a fear of having teeth out.
I know all these teeth need to come out but I also know I will never attend the appts

Can I ask for a referral for a GA and get them all out at once when I’m asleep? Presuming I can, am I ok to leave this abscessed tooth until my referral comes through. Iv not slept at all last night knowing I was going to have to ring the dentist today

 

[Enarete]

Hi Karli,

sorry to read about your negative experience in 2016. What happened and what made you still stay with that dentist?
Does it mean that you can currently cope with a checkup or an other treatment and you just are scared of having the teeth out? If so, than a chat to your dentist about ga after he/she assessed the situation would be the wisest thing to do. Your dentist will also able to tell you if it's ok to wait until the referral comes through.

All the best wishes

 

[Karli]

I don’t drive and it’s the closest one to me, I live in a small village in the middle of no where so it’s really difficult to get any where. I have tried to ring some different ones this week and none taking on NHS patients

I have a problem with my teeth where I have very weak enamel or soft, so from very young they all cane through bad. Iv has braces, headbeaces, crowns, root canals etc, you name it, its probably been done.
I like most people probably, didn’t really like going but now I’m terrified.

I went firstly with infected tooth and some localised swelling, dentist just wanted to pull the tooth with no antibiotics before hand. I questioned it but was reassured would be fine.
He gave me about 12 injections, and I could still feel it. He didn’t pull the tooth, and my face was swollen and bruised for a good while. He gave me antibiotics then but I didn’t go back.
Now I’m frightened to go back. Check ups don’t bother me at all, neither does drilling/filling really. It’s just having teeth out. I would love a RC on this tooth and crown as it’s one of the front ish ones, but I can’t afford it. And obviously I can’t leave it, so it’s going to have to come out. I am just going to ring them now, but I can’t go until next week as I can’t get there until then and I have no money. ?

 

[Karli]

I’ve booked dentist for 2.15 today - cried on the phone ?

 

[krlovesherkids777]

Karli,

Not sure if you went or not yet , what time it was but I hope you are ok and they were good to you! Please let us know how it went.

 

[Karli]

I did go, I cried in there. How embarrassing. I have a root canal planned for next Wed. Thank you for asking.!

 

[krlovesherkids777]

Karli,

Glad to hear you went and got through it even though it was hard and emotional. You are really brave. and it sounds like you will get to have a root canal like you said , instead of extraction.. so good news?

 

[Karli]

Really good news for that tooth particularly because it’s a front ish one. I also have two other badly decayed ones but I’d say this one is the worst, so I’m hoping the other two can be crowned too. That would make me so happy. Just need to get through this first one. Thanks so much for the support

 

[Enarete]

Well done on having made it through the appointment, that's great. And congrats on the root canal treatment, which really sounds like good news.

It is not embarrassing at all to cry at a dental office, I am sure they are used to crying patients and do not think anything bad. Did they treat you kindly?

I'm sorry to read that you do not have so many options when it comes to choosing a dentist. A kind caring dentist who you can trust is the best way to deal with dental anxiety. On the other hand I was happy to read that your dentist obviously tried his best to numb you up last time and ended up giving you antibiotics instead of continuing treatment. May the treatment next week will be a further step in gaining trust with this dentist and make you be able to come back regularly.

All the best wishes and again, well done on going.