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benaua88
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Hi I'm 25 and haven't been to the dentist in over 5 years despite having tooth decay that needed to be addressed.
No surprise but in 5 years the decay has gotten much worse and I now have three teeth--two second molars and an impacted wisdom tooth (well, the out of the gums but right angle version) that have severe (like broken, quarter of the tooth or more gone) dental decay.
For whatever reason I have had only occasional minor pain because of this until yesterday (further break in one tooth set it off). Anyway I finally won't be able to avoid the dentist. I'm aware on some level that this is for the best, but I'm so scared!
Besides fear of what I'll have to go through, I'm really scared of the dentist not understanding how I've let my teeth get this way. If I have to have my teeth pulled (which, realistically is what will happen) I'm also really scared of explaining it to my family and my girlfriend who are unaware of the state of my teeth (and my dental fears...)
Just looking for words of encouragement I guess.
A more practical concern: what should I say to whatever dentist's office I end up calling...
No surprise but in 5 years the decay has gotten much worse and I now have three teeth--two second molars and an impacted wisdom tooth (well, the out of the gums but right angle version) that have severe (like broken, quarter of the tooth or more gone) dental decay.
For whatever reason I have had only occasional minor pain because of this until yesterday (further break in one tooth set it off). Anyway I finally won't be able to avoid the dentist. I'm aware on some level that this is for the best, but I'm so scared!
Besides fear of what I'll have to go through, I'm really scared of the dentist not understanding how I've let my teeth get this way. If I have to have my teeth pulled (which, realistically is what will happen) I'm also really scared of explaining it to my family and my girlfriend who are unaware of the state of my teeth (and my dental fears...)
Just looking for words of encouragement I guess.
A more practical concern: what should I say to whatever dentist's office I end up calling...