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PrisonerSOS
Junior member
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2009
- Messages
- 2
- Location
- California, USA
Making a long story short. I have been afraid of the dentist my entire life. As a child I was subject to many nightmarish appointments. Treatments I received as a child scarred me for life. The use of "chicken wire" to tie together spaced teeth was the worse. As a result, I have lived in fear of the dentist. As an adult, I have only visited a dentist in dire circumstances. My last visit was at least 20 years ago. I have neglected my teeth. And as each year has past the feeling of shame has grown as equal if not greater than my fear. A couple fillings have fallen out over the years. A couple molars are chipped. A couple lost teeth create openings. And there are the ever present gaps between my upper front teeth. How did I come so far to this point? How could I let this get out of hand, a grown man of my age? It was always the convenient, "financial" excuse. Although there is truth to that. The fear and shame are the real reasons.
Today, a developing problem (numbing sensation lingers in my upper lip which is adjacent to a tooth with a missing filling) has forced me to address these issues once again. But where do I begin? How do I find a compassionate dentist who will get me through this? How will I be able to face any dentist?
...sending a S.O.S.
Today, a developing problem (numbing sensation lingers in my upper lip which is adjacent to a tooth with a missing filling) has forced me to address these issues once again. But where do I begin? How do I find a compassionate dentist who will get me through this? How will I be able to face any dentist?
...sending a S.O.S.