I have an overwhelming fear of the dentist because of what happened to me!

[tlcha]

About 5 months ago I have 2 wisdom teeth taken out. One of them was close to a nerve with a cyst so the oral surgeon only took part of the tooth on that one. Everything was going good. I was healing. After about 6 weeks I went to my dentist and had 2 small fillings or it was suppose to be. I asked both the oral surgeon and the dentist if I need to wait longer after wisdom teeth surgery to get these fillings and they both said no that I could go in then and get them done. Both fillings were done on upper and lower 2nd molars right next to the wisdom teeth that were removed. The first filling was fine. The second filling done 7 weeks after surgery. It caused me immediate pressure and terrible cold sensitivity. It even affect the lower molar that had just been filled because now I had pressure in both the teeth and pain. Then the dentist said I needed to see endodontist. I went and they said I needed root canal on upper 2nd molar that had just been filled and caused all that stinking pressure.
So I had the root canal. Then the core build up and temporary crown. All this in a 4 half months.All the root canal did was stop cold sensitivity. I still have pressure in both upper and lower 2nd molars. The feeling is like a squeezing tooth feeling, pressure, and or a swollen gum feeling, even though the gum is not swollen. It tends to get a burny feeling usually towards the end of the day after I have eaten over there all day.I am very frustrated because I want to feel normal like I use too. I am disappointed that the specialist didnt tell me to wait to have fillings after surgery because I would not be dealing with all this now. My feelings on dentistry has forever changed. I am now scared to even get a simple teeth cleaning. Unless my mouth heals and I dont have this discomfort everyday, I will never be able to feel confident and calm to go to a dentist.

 

[Ihatedentistss]

Re: I have an overwhelming fear of the dentist because of what happened to me!

I can relate. I have little to no faith in the "tooth business" after I've been wronged pretty much every time in the history of ever.

I hope you start to feel better

 

[Dr. Daniel]

Re: I have an overwhelming fear of the dentist because of what happened to me!

Hi,

six weeks is considered long enough. I don't know what was the reason for this complication but these things can happen. It is unfortunate that from zero complains you went through this nightmare. I hope everything is quiet and comfortable now.

 

[gamergirl123]

Re: I have an overwhelming fear of the dentist because of what happened to me!

About 5 months ago I have 2 wisdom teeth taken out. One of them was close to a nerve with a cyst so the oral surgeon only took part of the tooth on that one. Everything was going good. I was healing. After about 6 weeks I went to my dentist and had 2 small fillings or it was suppose to be. I asked both the oral surgeon and the dentist if I need to wait longer after wisdom teeth surgery to get these fillings and they both said no that I could go in then and get them done. Both fillings were done on upper and lower 2nd molars right next to the wisdom teeth that were removed. The first filling was fine. The second filling done 7 weeks after surgery. It caused me immediate pressure and terrible cold sensitivity. It even affect the lower molar that had just been filled because now I had pressure in both the teeth and pain. Then the dentist said I needed to see endodontist. I went and they said I needed root canal on upper 2nd molar that had just been filled and caused all that stinking pressure.
So I had the root canal. Then the core build up and temporary crown. All this in a 4 half months.All the root canal did was stop cold sensitivity. I still have pressure in both upper and lower 2nd molars. The feeling is like a squeezing tooth feeling, pressure, and or a swollen gum feeling, even though the gum is not swollen. It tends to get a burny feeling usually towards the end of the day after I have eaten over there all day.I am very frustrated because I want to feel normal like I use too. I am disappointed that the specialist didnt tell me to wait to have fillings after surgery because I would not be dealing with all this now. My feelings on dentistry has forever changed. I am now scared to even get a simple teeth cleaning. Unless my mouth heals and I dont have this discomfort everyday, I will never be able to feel confident and calm to go to a dentist.

*shudders*

You're not alone with dental journey hang ups. For some people, they have it easy as pie but others get the short end of the luck stick.

I went through a crap load of work including two fillings. One is giving me the cold sensitivity issue. I went in once for a bite adjustment but relief was only temporary. Im dealing with partials that refuse to agree with me for more then maybe a month, i cant eat right, stress levels are severly high(and climbing) and am currently being constantly being haunted by thoughts of why did I go through with this and various what if scenarios. I'm in worse of a spot then I was b4 all the work went down.

In theory, should I be going in in 78.5 days for my 6 month check up? Sure. Will I? The odds are currently standing at a better chance of a pig growing wings and flying across the room. First off, after doing research and discovering that the whole "see your dentist twice a year" thing stems from and advertisement created for a tooth paste company's ad campaign, I'm really iffy on the whole thing. I mean sure there are certain legit cases where the visits are needed, especially if you have specific risk factors, but the problem is that many articles I'm seeing seem to just blindly repeat the 2x thing without much else to say.

Plus after having to deal with a ton of trips for different things, mostly partial adjustments, I'm not in a rush to go back

 

[tlcha]

Re: I have an overwhelming fear of the dentist because of what happened to me!

Hi,

six weeks is considered long enough. I don't know what was the reason for this complication but these things can happen. It is unfortunate that from zero complains you went through this nightmare. I hope everything is quiet and comfortable now.

Thanks Dr. Daniel for your response. I saw another dentist today because I could not go back to my original dentist that got this all started in the first place. The new dentist put my permanent crown on from the root canal I had done. He says 6 weeks was long enough too. Because I think this would not have happened had I waited til the bone was grown in from the wisdom teeth extraction .I think I should have been advised to wait at least 6 months from surgery. That is hindsight, now. Anyway my new dentist says he is puzzled that I am still having all this. He says if it does not go away I can see a neurologist and see if it is neuralgia. I hope and pray it does go away, because now I am left with a huge fear of dentist , even just getting a teeth cleaning. I have spent 45 years going to dentist and never ever been through this.