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100%scared
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- Joined
- Oct 27, 2008
- Messages
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- Australia
Last time I posted was back in October, at the time all I knew was that I had one tooth that needed root canal or extraction.
So much has happened since then and it is part to reading your stories on here that I have managed to get through it. But I feel that it is time that I now share a bit of what has happened to inspire other dental phobics!
I have had 5 fillings in total, some deep and others not. After the initial injection I didn't feel a thing (sometimes I didn't even feel the injection). Closing my eyes so I didn't see what instuments were going near my mouth helped enormously
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Next the root canal. I was referred to the practice specialist for this, the thought of a new dentist terrified me but he was fantastic. I felt nothing during the two hours that he was working on me, apart from when the cement went too far through the root and into my gum- but that was only momentarily painful (and apparently rare) and nothing compared to what I had been suffering with previously!
Then this week the Wisdom teeth came out, bottom two impacted, top two straight forward. IV Sedation with possibly the worlds kindest aneathetist was great. Whole thing took 35 minutes, I was asleep the entire time so felt absolutely nothing. I would love to say there was no pain afterwards but regular painkillers dealt with anything that I felt
So there you have it after avoiding the dentist for 13 years I have had fillings, root canal, cleaning and wisdom teeth removal and wish that I had gone sooner. I am hoping that by the end of Feb the remaining work will be finished and I can the resume normal 6-12 monthly visits to the dentist.
So once again thankyou to everyone here- you have taught me that I was not alone in my fear and embarrasment. One of the most important things is everyone who has worked on my mouth has been understanding of my fear- find a good dentist and all will be well
So much has happened since then and it is part to reading your stories on here that I have managed to get through it. But I feel that it is time that I now share a bit of what has happened to inspire other dental phobics!
I have had 5 fillings in total, some deep and others not. After the initial injection I didn't feel a thing (sometimes I didn't even feel the injection). Closing my eyes so I didn't see what instuments were going near my mouth helped enormously
.Next the root canal. I was referred to the practice specialist for this, the thought of a new dentist terrified me but he was fantastic. I felt nothing during the two hours that he was working on me, apart from when the cement went too far through the root and into my gum- but that was only momentarily painful (and apparently rare) and nothing compared to what I had been suffering with previously!
Then this week the Wisdom teeth came out, bottom two impacted, top two straight forward. IV Sedation with possibly the worlds kindest aneathetist was great. Whole thing took 35 minutes, I was asleep the entire time so felt absolutely nothing. I would love to say there was no pain afterwards but regular painkillers dealt with anything that I felt
So there you have it after avoiding the dentist for 13 years I have had fillings, root canal, cleaning and wisdom teeth removal and wish that I had gone sooner. I am hoping that by the end of Feb the remaining work will be finished and I can the resume normal 6-12 monthly visits to the dentist.
So once again thankyou to everyone here- you have taught me that I was not alone in my fear and embarrasment. One of the most important things is everyone who has worked on my mouth has been understanding of my fear- find a good dentist and all will be well
