nobody has worse teeth than me

[nothappy]

I wish I had the strength and courage to go to the dentist but my fear won't let me,fear has taken over my whole life and turned me into the unhappiest person in the world, I wish I could take a picture of my entire mouth because my problem is so severely great it's not only my teeth that is bad it's my entire mouth, I probably have oral cancer, I know I need major work done, I'm also scared that if I do go to the dentist since the infection is so severe I will die. I know this might sound funny but the only way the infection in my mouth will go away is by having a couple of dynamites explode in my mouth and then I will surely die but at least the infection is no longer, sorry for all the negative thoughts but thats just how I feel.I wish I wasn't born so I don't have to go through this anymore Thank You all for reading and I'm so happy for all the success stories I've read.

 

[comfortdentist]

Sometimes when I see a patient with severe problems I will give them a dose of antibiotics and a mouthrinse to reduce the infection and inflammation prior to treatment.
One thing that makes being a dentist so enjoyable is the ability to transform someone's life in a positive fashion. No matter how bad things are dentally there are very good solutions. There are no other areas of health care that can make such dramatic improvements in someone's life. Even if your problems are as severe as you say you are fortunate that you have dental problems and not other severe disfiguring diseases. For this one there is a cure awaiting you.

 

[coolin]

For this one there is a cure awaiting you.

Wow - I never thought about it like that before. That's a very strong phrase. It made me pause and think . Part of my cure of my dental phobia was seeing dentistry in a new light - that it was actually improving my teeth.

To the original poster - you have made a start to getting your teeth better. Look around the site, read the stories. Thats how I started. Good luck

 

[45andAfraid]

OMG, and I thought I had the worst teeth in the world... there can't be two of us. Actually, when I went for my second consultation, the dentist said he has seen worse than mine. And I literally nearly fell on the floor from shock! I mean, I always thought my teeth were just utterly disgusting and gross, I have periodontal disease beyond repair, brushing, flossing, rinsing will not help me what so ever... all they can do is take my teeth out and replace them with implants (or dentures) It's my "teeth" causing the disease... and they need to remove the "disease" for me to get better. And that's why I thought I had the worst teeth. But when he told me I wasn't the worst he'd seen.... I was a bit... well.... relieved.

It takes that one step, one baby step. Find a friend or relative you can talk to and who will understand your fears. And also stay on top of this forum and talk about things. It certainly helps.

I haven't been in 21 years. Now I can start my count all over again. I haven't been to the dentist in 2 days .

Cheers mate...

 

[K-Bird]

Hey--I am so sorry that you are suffering so...I wish I could just insert my lovely dentist into your life. Comfortdentist was right and I had to find it out for myself---getting the issues with your teeth taken care of can completely change your life.

You have found the right place to come to. Just keep blogging and getting support. You will find yourself among people who truly understand. And then you may find the strength to take one small step at a time toward getting a healthy mouth. Being here is a really good step!

If you took a hammer and smashed your teeth in, then you should be ashamed to go to the dentist...if your teeth are sick--well, a dentist is just a doctor who wants to help you get well.

I really hope you can find that strength and get the help you deserve. And lean on those here as much as you need to...they will not let you down.

 

[comfortdentist]

Another story
About 14 years ago a patient was refered to me with the worst teeth that I had seen on a well educated man. He also had avoided dentistyr for many years and grew his facial hair to hid his teeth. After a long discussion or two we decided to keep about 5 teeth in all and all of those required roots canals. I fabricated for him two overdentures that had little snaps that went over his roots(the ones I had done root cnaals on) and helped hold the denture in place. I put him on a good preventive program and more importantly he came to terms with his fear and has maintained regular appointments for 14 years and still has those roots. Eventually I suposed I will have to remove those roots and replace with implants. The important thing is that this man was able to have good looking teeth that functioned well for many years.

 

[afraidofdentists]

I have been where u are rt now and after going to the dentist and specialists I feel so much better I was in so nuch pain I couldnt even eat anything cold , hard etc now after periodontists, oral surgeon, several dentists I am enjoying life again you can do it see a dentists its not like old days its alot easier now.