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Dylan
Junior member
- Joined
- May 4, 2012
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Hello everyone, I am Dylan, a 22 year old college student with three majors who has not been to the dentist in 4 years. I have been putting it off because I have had a lot of other things to do regarding college and work and have had very little time. But recently I have been trying to improve my self and its time for me to go to the dentist. I want to get my teeth cleaned, the small cavities I see fixed, my teeth whitened, and strengthened up… the only problem is that I am SCARED. Its 2:30 AM and its been keeping me up for the past three nights thinking about it.
So what am I scared of? Just about everything! I rather have someone work on any other part of my body than have someone touch my teeth. Every time I can remember going to the dentist they always got onto me about not brushing three times a day and showed me a video on how to brush. When they cleaned my teeth they were always extremely rough and I hated it. When I have gotten cavities filled, I got three shoots of anesthetic and I could still feel it. Now I am at the point where I would like to get everything fixed but I am getting ill and upset just thinking about it. I don't want a lecture, I don't want pain, I don't want to be sitting there for 30 mints with nothing to do but to wait for someone to come. If I could just take a pill, go to sleep, and know that everything would be done in two hours, I would do that.
Any support anyone has would be much appreciated. What do I say when I call the dentist? How can I tell them I am scared? I don't even know if they have nitrous oxide and doubt I could handle bad news or at least all at once. What do I do? I just want it all to be over
So what am I scared of? Just about everything! I rather have someone work on any other part of my body than have someone touch my teeth. Every time I can remember going to the dentist they always got onto me about not brushing three times a day and showed me a video on how to brush. When they cleaned my teeth they were always extremely rough and I hated it. When I have gotten cavities filled, I got three shoots of anesthetic and I could still feel it. Now I am at the point where I would like to get everything fixed but I am getting ill and upset just thinking about it. I don't want a lecture, I don't want pain, I don't want to be sitting there for 30 mints with nothing to do but to wait for someone to come. If I could just take a pill, go to sleep, and know that everything would be done in two hours, I would do that.
Any support anyone has would be much appreciated. What do I say when I call the dentist? How can I tell them I am scared? I don't even know if they have nitrous oxide and doubt I could handle bad news or at least all at once. What do I do? I just want it all to be over