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Paranoidpatient
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- Jan 25, 2017
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I have long suffered dental phobia and finally got the courage to visit a dentist in 2016 for a consultation. In that consult I had x rays, they pointed out that I have a large cavity on the side of the tooth (not on the chewing surface) and need to perform a tooth vitality test.
I am embarrassed to say this...I relapsed in my fear of the dentist. It scared the heck out of me and I have not been back. Needless to say, no tooth vitality test was performed. Lately cold air, liquid and food has created the sharpest pain in my tooth. Heat does as well but not to the severity of the cold. No pain from the temperatures is long lasting, once the cold or hot stimulus is removed the pain goes away in less than 15 seconds but I am left with a tear in my eye. Just tonight I lost a chunk of tooth while flossing which provoked this message.
Along with the temperature, I get random pains in the tooth almost electrical in nature but do not last for long.
Other than "dentist appointment" the words "dental abscess" scare the heck out of me. My question is...how susceptible is the offending tooth to becoming infected? I'm trying to get the courage to go to the dentist and the winter holidays are ahead. Seems like a terrible time to get an abscess.
Thanks for reading!
I am embarrassed to say this...I relapsed in my fear of the dentist. It scared the heck out of me and I have not been back. Needless to say, no tooth vitality test was performed. Lately cold air, liquid and food has created the sharpest pain in my tooth. Heat does as well but not to the severity of the cold. No pain from the temperatures is long lasting, once the cold or hot stimulus is removed the pain goes away in less than 15 seconds but I am left with a tear in my eye. Just tonight I lost a chunk of tooth while flossing which provoked this message.
Along with the temperature, I get random pains in the tooth almost electrical in nature but do not last for long.
Other than "dentist appointment" the words "dental abscess" scare the heck out of me. My question is...how susceptible is the offending tooth to becoming infected? I'm trying to get the courage to go to the dentist and the winter holidays are ahead. Seems like a terrible time to get an abscess.
Thanks for reading!