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rainbowgurl6667
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Hi everyone...
I just found this site, and I am hoping that maybe I'll be able to get some advice.
I'm 21 years old and I live in Northern NJ. I have a lot of mental health issues... including major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD. On top of all of that, I am EXTREMELY afraid to go to the dentist. And having these illnesses multiply that fear x a million.
I haven't been to a dentist in about 5 or 6 years. But in the past two years, a bunch of dental problems have made themselves known. Problems started in Feburary of 2004. My last tooth on the bottom right side had a pretty big piece come out while I was eating a chocolate covered cherry. It was fine for a long time... and then in the beginning of this year, more of the tooth decayed. It really didn't hurt at all until the beginning of this year. and at the end of April (of this year) I finally just pulled out the remaining small piece of tooth that remained there. It was fine for probably about a month, but then it started to hurt, and I noticed that I either didn't get the entire tooth out, or I have a wisdom tooth growing in. I'm not sure which is the case... but it's painful!
Also, the tooth right next to that one is starting to decay just like that one did. I pretty big piece of it came out about a month ago. And unlike that first tooth... this one does hurt. I can stick the top of my finger in the hole, and I hit an exposed nerve My gums around both of these teeth (well, the one tooth, and the whole next to it that has a piece of tooth) are swollen and painful.
Then the last tooth on the bottom left of my mouth is basically doing the same thing that the other two have. It's only about a half of a tooth now (long ways) and the gums around that tooth are sore also.
I know that I really need to get to a dentist, but I am sooo scared. I mean, I'm on 5 psychotropic meds and I do have something for anxiety (xanax) so I could take that before I go for an exam. But getting the actual work done is what I'm extremely afraid of. I want to be put to sleep while they do what they have to do... which if it's up to me, I hope they will just pull the two teeth that are only peices, and I guess they will have to dig up whatever tooth thingy I have left down in the whole where I took my tooth out. Do any of you know if this is what would most likely be done? And would they do it in the office or would they send me to an oral surgen? And if they did send me to an oral surgen, would he do it in his office? And if so then would he be able to put me to sleep? Or would I have to go to a hospital setting to get actual oral surgery and be put to sleep?
I am very scared... just thinking about all this is making me sick. Can anyone help me???
Thanks,
~Julie~
**EDIT** An important thing I forgot to mention is that I am on social security disability and the only insurance I have is Medicaid. Which from what I've heard and looked up, is accepted by very few dentists (actually, I've heard that it is only accepted by clinics)
I just found this site, and I am hoping that maybe I'll be able to get some advice.
I'm 21 years old and I live in Northern NJ. I have a lot of mental health issues... including major depression, generalized anxiety disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD. On top of all of that, I am EXTREMELY afraid to go to the dentist. And having these illnesses multiply that fear x a million.
I haven't been to a dentist in about 5 or 6 years. But in the past two years, a bunch of dental problems have made themselves known. Problems started in Feburary of 2004. My last tooth on the bottom right side had a pretty big piece come out while I was eating a chocolate covered cherry. It was fine for a long time... and then in the beginning of this year, more of the tooth decayed. It really didn't hurt at all until the beginning of this year. and at the end of April (of this year) I finally just pulled out the remaining small piece of tooth that remained there. It was fine for probably about a month, but then it started to hurt, and I noticed that I either didn't get the entire tooth out, or I have a wisdom tooth growing in. I'm not sure which is the case... but it's painful!
Also, the tooth right next to that one is starting to decay just like that one did. I pretty big piece of it came out about a month ago. And unlike that first tooth... this one does hurt. I can stick the top of my finger in the hole, and I hit an exposed nerve My gums around both of these teeth (well, the one tooth, and the whole next to it that has a piece of tooth) are swollen and painful.
Then the last tooth on the bottom left of my mouth is basically doing the same thing that the other two have. It's only about a half of a tooth now (long ways) and the gums around that tooth are sore also.
I know that I really need to get to a dentist, but I am sooo scared. I mean, I'm on 5 psychotropic meds and I do have something for anxiety (xanax) so I could take that before I go for an exam. But getting the actual work done is what I'm extremely afraid of. I want to be put to sleep while they do what they have to do... which if it's up to me, I hope they will just pull the two teeth that are only peices, and I guess they will have to dig up whatever tooth thingy I have left down in the whole where I took my tooth out. Do any of you know if this is what would most likely be done? And would they do it in the office or would they send me to an oral surgen? And if they did send me to an oral surgen, would he do it in his office? And if so then would he be able to put me to sleep? Or would I have to go to a hospital setting to get actual oral surgery and be put to sleep?
I am very scared... just thinking about all this is making me sick. Can anyone help me???
Thanks,
~Julie~
**EDIT** An important thing I forgot to mention is that I am on social security disability and the only insurance I have is Medicaid. Which from what I've heard and looked up, is accepted by very few dentists (actually, I've heard that it is only accepted by clinics)