My teeth are horrific

[Emma Hoyle]

I’m so scared but I’ve finally booked an appointment , my teeth are in such a terrible state … awfully broken and decayed . I want to go ahead with the appointment but I’m fearful that the dentist will be disgusted at the site of my current oral hygiene.

 

[Beccab213]

Hi Emma,
You’re taking the first step towards better dental health and that’s awesome. Dental providers want to help improve your oral health. I know it’s hard, but you are doing this and you should be proud.

 

[Emma Hoyle]

@Beccab213 thank you so much , this has been a daily battle for me for the past 15 years . Being self conscious and never present in the moment because I’m so aware of my teeth . I worry that paying the nhs band system won’t cover all the interventions I may need and the cost if it’s outside of this .

 

[Beccab213]

Wishing you all the best!

 

[Jackieallen]

@Emma Hoyle

How bad are they really ? I always wonder as i have a messed up mouth ...crowns maryland bridges and a bridge ...broken crown ...i could go on

Any decent dentist will be pround to resolve any issues you have thats their job

 

[NervousUSA]

@Emma Hoyle Hi Emma, I went to the dentist after not going for more than a decade too. There is a solution if they are disgusted by your teeth. The first dentist I saw was disgusted by the state of my teeth and let me know, acting like a jerk. The solution was I never went to him again, and instead found a dentist who posted on her website that she welcomed patients who had not been to a dentist for a long time. If I had known there were dentists with that outlook I simply would have skipped the first guy. I realize now I could have called and asked the office about coming in after a long time too, and gauged their attitude, and then not made an appointment if something sounded off.

 

[Jackieallen]

@Emma Hoyle

I think once your with a nhs dentist it only the bands they can charge . If you need iv sedation then you have to go private or get referred to hospital or if you need hygienst they are normally charged at private rate too. I have had all my treatments under the bands .

 

[Emma Hoyle]

Thank you for all your reply’s , I appreciate it . Until I found this group I felt like no one understood the shame and fear . @Jackieallen That’s really useful to know , I was worried they wouldn’t want to take me on as it would cost them so much to do. The £300 I pay for the top band , will be a drop in ocean for the actual cost

 

[Jackieallen]

@Emma Hoyle

Snaps i felt same about this website ....people who can tolerate a dentist visit and treatment or have great teeth just dont understand