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Linda45
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- Jan 7, 2007
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Re: Fear of local anaesthetics
Hi all, I'm new here and it looks like I've found a home I have panic disorder and it keeps me out of the dentist chair ONLY because I fear the feeling of being numb....it scares me stupid, stupid enough to keep me out of the chair until I absolutley HAVE to go and even then, I have to have my husband go with me to hold my hand....this is absolutely humiliating to say the least. My mouth is in bad shape....I think I actually have an abcess going on at the moment that I am DREADING having to go in for...the tooth will have to be removed....ugh...
I also made it through have a "roundhouse" (connected caps) put on the the top teeth as they were deteriorating and it's lasted about 5 years. Unfortunately it's time for a denture and I have 6 teeth that need to be pulled after the roundhouse is removed to have the denture put in. I have been avoiding this like crazy too, ALL because of the stupid fear of being numb!! I'm also petrified of being put to sleep so that's not an option for me...the laughing gas scares the crap out of me too, so much so that I haven't even tried it. I've actually had 2 root canals done withOUT being numb because I've been so frightened of it....didn't matter at the time, I was in so much pain that I was able to get through it. This SUCKS!!! All support and any advice from others experiencing this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and it's good to know I'm not alone in this although I wouldn't wish it on ANYONE.
Hi all, I'm new here and it looks like I've found a home I have panic disorder and it keeps me out of the dentist chair ONLY because I fear the feeling of being numb....it scares me stupid, stupid enough to keep me out of the chair until I absolutley HAVE to go and even then, I have to have my husband go with me to hold my hand....this is absolutely humiliating to say the least. My mouth is in bad shape....I think I actually have an abcess going on at the moment that I am DREADING having to go in for...the tooth will have to be removed....ugh...
I also made it through have a "roundhouse" (connected caps) put on the the top teeth as they were deteriorating and it's lasted about 5 years. Unfortunately it's time for a denture and I have 6 teeth that need to be pulled after the roundhouse is removed to have the denture put in. I have been avoiding this like crazy too, ALL because of the stupid fear of being numb!! I'm also petrified of being put to sleep so that's not an option for me...the laughing gas scares the crap out of me too, so much so that I haven't even tried it. I've actually had 2 root canals done withOUT being numb because I've been so frightened of it....didn't matter at the time, I was in so much pain that I was able to get through it. This SUCKS!!! All support and any advice from others experiencing this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks and it's good to know I'm not alone in this although I wouldn't wish it on ANYONE.