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mr_Ihatemymouth
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Hi people, I have 3 fears ....Heights, spiders, and my biggest one...anything to do with dentists. I can not bring myself to go to the dentist, the last time I went was when I was about 20, and i`m now 30. I can remember the last time I went it was a huge ordeal for me, I was in really bad pain with a back lower tooth , and painkillers were not helping anymore, I rang the dentist in the morning , and I was so scared I had to hang up as I could not bear the thought of making an appointment. I convinced myself to go and see a hypnotist, as I could not think of anything else, the session was quite good, however it was not a miracle cure, it did not eradicate my fear, however it helped me to at least ring and make an appointment, when I rang they wanted me to wait about a week , but I had told them how much I had had to build myself to ringing them, and finally they agreed to see me that day , and also they agreed they would do any work needed if I was brave enough.
The dentist I saw that day was a very nice elderly man,however the tooth that was troubling me had to be pulled, but he was honest with me and said it may not be straight forward, the tooth was a complete mess, and there were just 2 thin stumps left of it above the gum, and he was concerned that gripping them with the pliers would break the stumps off, and then my gums would need
to be cut open. I was a complete mess, crying etc, my g/f at the time, was with me and gave me lots of encouragement, we went outside while I tried to gather my thoughts, eventually , I decided to be brave and go through with it. He gave me the injection, (which I hate) , and he did a very good job of numbing my mouth,as I did not feel pain, and he did manage to pull the tooth out without breaking it, I do remember a lot of very fierce pulling and yanking though if it was any harder he would have had his foot on my chest .
Since that visit I have avoided going to the dentist, I have had times where my teeth have been really sore, and i have refused to go, and for some reason the pain seems to go after a few weeks, think maybe the teeth are dead or something.
My problem now is there is some mark/ hole/ decay on the side of one of my front teeth, its not something that will brush off, its been there maybe a few years. its nothing painful, but its something I'm really paranoid about, it is knocking my confidence, and I try to avoid smiling as I dont want people to see it. I want to know what would be invloved in getting this tooth looking right again, and also if I'm able to fix it myself.
I just feel like if I cant repair it myself, I'm destined to not smile in public again, to me not smiling ever again, is a small price to pay to not having to visit the dentist again.
Any advice greatly appreciated.
The dentist I saw that day was a very nice elderly man,however the tooth that was troubling me had to be pulled, but he was honest with me and said it may not be straight forward, the tooth was a complete mess, and there were just 2 thin stumps left of it above the gum, and he was concerned that gripping them with the pliers would break the stumps off, and then my gums would need
to be cut open. I was a complete mess, crying etc, my g/f at the time, was with me and gave me lots of encouragement, we went outside while I tried to gather my thoughts, eventually , I decided to be brave and go through with it. He gave me the injection, (which I hate) , and he did a very good job of numbing my mouth,as I did not feel pain, and he did manage to pull the tooth out without breaking it, I do remember a lot of very fierce pulling and yanking though if it was any harder he would have had his foot on my chest .
Since that visit I have avoided going to the dentist, I have had times where my teeth have been really sore, and i have refused to go, and for some reason the pain seems to go after a few weeks, think maybe the teeth are dead or something.
My problem now is there is some mark/ hole/ decay on the side of one of my front teeth, its not something that will brush off, its been there maybe a few years. its nothing painful, but its something I'm really paranoid about, it is knocking my confidence, and I try to avoid smiling as I dont want people to see it. I want to know what would be invloved in getting this tooth looking right again, and also if I'm able to fix it myself.
I just feel like if I cant repair it myself, I'm destined to not smile in public again, to me not smiling ever again, is a small price to pay to not having to visit the dentist again.
Any advice greatly appreciated.