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Mapleleaftea
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Dental issues have always been my biggest anxiety and after a visit to my dentist and being told I would need 3 fillings my anxiety has reached a new level.
I brush my teeth every single morning and evening I can never miss a day, I floss and scrape my tounge and scrub my gums. Everything I can do to prevent dental issues.
Once i got to the dentist he praised me on my dental hygiene and said it was emaculate. However, he still did a few x-rays because of some sensitivity I've been experiencing. Unfortunately he found 3 cavities and proceeded to offer treatment straight away as I'm in a wheelchair and have severe autonomic dysfunction trips are often difficult for me and he wanted to save a further visit.
Once I was in the chair again I had a massive panic attack and needed oxygen for a good long while. As a result I will be getting sedation to do the fillings.
He also explained that the fillings would need to be amalgam because the white ones I have previously had are more likely to fail or break.
This obviously raised my anxiety massively but I posted here and found a lot of comfort and am pretty confident for these fillings to be done under semi-sedation.
However, after a few days I decided to take a look with a flashlight at the damage and found large black holes in several teeth and my filling had infact snapped which had been causing pain for a few hours and a salty taste. I called my dentist and he noted it onto the referral as without sedation there is not much he could do.
I showed my mother and she could not see what I meant. I treated with mouthwash and brushing after every meal and still found it extremely painful and even meausured the holes with a toothpick to try keep track.
Once I looked again the other day these issues where gone. I thought omg miracle.
It was not it was hallucinations.
These were then followed by a futher hallucinations including more pain. A broken in half molar tooth and more.
I called my gp today and she has immediately recommended anxiety medication and referred me to a psychologist. With my automatic dysfunction she will need to consult both before giving me the medication.
I am freaking out I can't sleep for nightmares about the sedation, my teeth rotting and breaking off in my mouth. Truly horrific nightmares every time i fall asleep and I dont know what to do.
I have had anxiety and panic attacks for a long time starting in my GCSEs. Since leaving school and Alevels tho I have spoken to specialists and developed coping mechanisms that really work for me. My anxiety has been extremely well controlled and apart from 1 or 2 instances I have been panic attack free for about 2 years now.
I am devistated and I just need some support right now. If anyone has had any experiances like this or can offer any advice please comment on this post. I would really appreciate it.
I brush my teeth every single morning and evening I can never miss a day, I floss and scrape my tounge and scrub my gums. Everything I can do to prevent dental issues.
Once i got to the dentist he praised me on my dental hygiene and said it was emaculate. However, he still did a few x-rays because of some sensitivity I've been experiencing. Unfortunately he found 3 cavities and proceeded to offer treatment straight away as I'm in a wheelchair and have severe autonomic dysfunction trips are often difficult for me and he wanted to save a further visit.
Once I was in the chair again I had a massive panic attack and needed oxygen for a good long while. As a result I will be getting sedation to do the fillings.
He also explained that the fillings would need to be amalgam because the white ones I have previously had are more likely to fail or break.
This obviously raised my anxiety massively but I posted here and found a lot of comfort and am pretty confident for these fillings to be done under semi-sedation.
However, after a few days I decided to take a look with a flashlight at the damage and found large black holes in several teeth and my filling had infact snapped which had been causing pain for a few hours and a salty taste. I called my dentist and he noted it onto the referral as without sedation there is not much he could do.
I showed my mother and she could not see what I meant. I treated with mouthwash and brushing after every meal and still found it extremely painful and even meausured the holes with a toothpick to try keep track.
Once I looked again the other day these issues where gone. I thought omg miracle.
It was not it was hallucinations.
These were then followed by a futher hallucinations including more pain. A broken in half molar tooth and more.
I called my gp today and she has immediately recommended anxiety medication and referred me to a psychologist. With my automatic dysfunction she will need to consult both before giving me the medication.
I am freaking out I can't sleep for nightmares about the sedation, my teeth rotting and breaking off in my mouth. Truly horrific nightmares every time i fall asleep and I dont know what to do.
I have had anxiety and panic attacks for a long time starting in my GCSEs. Since leaving school and Alevels tho I have spoken to specialists and developed coping mechanisms that really work for me. My anxiety has been extremely well controlled and apart from 1 or 2 instances I have been panic attack free for about 2 years now.
I am devistated and I just need some support right now. If anyone has had any experiances like this or can offer any advice please comment on this post. I would really appreciate it.