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cryingatthedentist
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Okay so I’ve never been the best with dental hygiene but I’ve always been relatively okay at the dentist. About 2-3 years ago I had to get a tooth extracted. I remember feeling okay about it but the thing that freaked me out was the fact that I needed to be numbed three times before the pain went away completely. But overall after the numbing worked I was fine.
This brings me to today: my first time at the dentist since then. I knew I would need some fillings but the dentist informed me that I would need one of them removed. I signed the paper and she numbed me, then started poking around asking “does this hurt” etc. It still hurt so she numbed me again. Then she got to work. I should mention that I had one dentist and two dental assistants (I think one was training) and for some reason having three people instead two was a bit nerve wracking (I have anxiety). Anyway I’m laying there with three people staring at me and I start to feel a minimal amount of pain where she’s trying to extract my tooth. It’s not excruciating but I can feel it. I start to debate in my head if I should say something, then I start to wonder if the tiny bit of pain is even real. Such a weird feeling I can’t even describe it. I try to just focus on staring at the ceiling when I feel my hands start to shake and the tears start falling. Everything stopped. One of the assistants was dabbing my tears with a tissue and all of them were very reassuring. The dentist asked if I was in pain and I said “I don’t know” because at that point I didn’t even know if I was experiencing pain or anxiety. “Scary?” She asked and I nodded. They gave me a short break and then she poked around a bit more asking if this or that place was sore and it wasn’t. By then I had calmed down a bit and she got back to work. It felt like it took forever but the tooth finally came out.
I literally feel so embarrassed about this but the dentist and dental assistants were really cool about it. Anyway I have another appointment in 2 weeks to get I think 3 fillings. Hopefully I don’t cry again?? I’m really scared about pain now to be honest because that’s now two appointments where I’ve needed to be numbed more than once. Like I said in the beginning I used to be so relaxed at the dentist and now I’m just not.
This brings me to today: my first time at the dentist since then. I knew I would need some fillings but the dentist informed me that I would need one of them removed. I signed the paper and she numbed me, then started poking around asking “does this hurt” etc. It still hurt so she numbed me again. Then she got to work. I should mention that I had one dentist and two dental assistants (I think one was training) and for some reason having three people instead two was a bit nerve wracking (I have anxiety). Anyway I’m laying there with three people staring at me and I start to feel a minimal amount of pain where she’s trying to extract my tooth. It’s not excruciating but I can feel it. I start to debate in my head if I should say something, then I start to wonder if the tiny bit of pain is even real. Such a weird feeling I can’t even describe it. I try to just focus on staring at the ceiling when I feel my hands start to shake and the tears start falling. Everything stopped. One of the assistants was dabbing my tears with a tissue and all of them were very reassuring. The dentist asked if I was in pain and I said “I don’t know” because at that point I didn’t even know if I was experiencing pain or anxiety. “Scary?” She asked and I nodded. They gave me a short break and then she poked around a bit more asking if this or that place was sore and it wasn’t. By then I had calmed down a bit and she got back to work. It felt like it took forever but the tooth finally came out.
I literally feel so embarrassed about this but the dentist and dental assistants were really cool about it. Anyway I have another appointment in 2 weeks to get I think 3 fillings. Hopefully I don’t cry again?? I’m really scared about pain now to be honest because that’s now two appointments where I’ve needed to be numbed more than once. Like I said in the beginning I used to be so relaxed at the dentist and now I’m just not.
