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liafox
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i am only a teenager but i am completely terrified of the dentist.
i didnt particularly neglect my teeth as a child , no more than the usual child i guess! when lockdown hit in 2020 there was some neglect and i didnt brush for a few months on and off but was that a long enough time period to cause me all the issues i have today?
i have brushed my teeth twice a day pretty much every day and with mouthwash once a day for the past year and a half with only the odd once or twice a month not doing it.However , i believe i have so many dental issues. i had chipped my tooth on the molar at the top about six months ago and the dentist who i hadnt seen it about a year because of the covid situation i think she filled it but im not entirely sure because she didnt tell me at all what she was doing and just made tutting noise about my bottom teeth which scared me furthermore.
i had another chip in my bottom molar on the right and went to a supply dentist and she said i would need RCT which was a scary thing to hear but she put a temporary filling in it. however, i think this is where i became even more scared of the dentist in general as my mum passed out in the dentist and it was a terrifying experience for me that has left me extremely scared. Despite this , i am also terrified as i have so many issues in my mouth :
very back tooth on the left top is broken , i dont really know how i just felt it was broken
top premolar has chipped on the left aswell
i have a receding gum situation on one tooth on the bottom (Canine? not sure) that seems to reattach itself sometimes?
a few weeks ago i had extreme pain from my top right tooth on the side sort of area - i think it is an abscess that had killed the nerve as i feel no pain from it now and there seems to be a very very small but dark mark on it?
^^ a list of the issues i am aware of but i am beginning to think a lot of my teeth have issues. i already have a silver filling in my bottom right molar and im so terrified of the dentist saying that they will just have to pull them all and ill have to have dentures of something ( i am aware this is unrealistic and irrational but this thought always comes to mind) my teeth look okay in general and ive never had one pulled or anything - i have no baby teeth left but i am just so scared of the dentist looking in my mouth on monday and telling me off as she has done in the past and i dont want her to list all these issues in my mouth and leave me petrified to return!!
im scared of the noises of the drills and not knowing what tools are going in my mouth but im also scared of the diagnosis? i want to know what it is but the thought of hearing something awful about them is awful. im scared of my dentist telling me off before because she has in the past. im scared of if i have to have veneers or something then not being able to afford the upkeep of them when i am not longer a student.
i have a myriad of different fears and the dentist is a terrifying place to me but i do not consider myself to have neglected my teeth that badly but they seem to be so prone to damage.
help please?
i didnt particularly neglect my teeth as a child , no more than the usual child i guess! when lockdown hit in 2020 there was some neglect and i didnt brush for a few months on and off but was that a long enough time period to cause me all the issues i have today?
i have brushed my teeth twice a day pretty much every day and with mouthwash once a day for the past year and a half with only the odd once or twice a month not doing it.However , i believe i have so many dental issues. i had chipped my tooth on the molar at the top about six months ago and the dentist who i hadnt seen it about a year because of the covid situation i think she filled it but im not entirely sure because she didnt tell me at all what she was doing and just made tutting noise about my bottom teeth which scared me furthermore.
i had another chip in my bottom molar on the right and went to a supply dentist and she said i would need RCT which was a scary thing to hear but she put a temporary filling in it. however, i think this is where i became even more scared of the dentist in general as my mum passed out in the dentist and it was a terrifying experience for me that has left me extremely scared. Despite this , i am also terrified as i have so many issues in my mouth :
very back tooth on the left top is broken , i dont really know how i just felt it was broken
top premolar has chipped on the left aswell
i have a receding gum situation on one tooth on the bottom (Canine? not sure) that seems to reattach itself sometimes?
a few weeks ago i had extreme pain from my top right tooth on the side sort of area - i think it is an abscess that had killed the nerve as i feel no pain from it now and there seems to be a very very small but dark mark on it?
^^ a list of the issues i am aware of but i am beginning to think a lot of my teeth have issues. i already have a silver filling in my bottom right molar and im so terrified of the dentist saying that they will just have to pull them all and ill have to have dentures of something ( i am aware this is unrealistic and irrational but this thought always comes to mind) my teeth look okay in general and ive never had one pulled or anything - i have no baby teeth left but i am just so scared of the dentist looking in my mouth on monday and telling me off as she has done in the past and i dont want her to list all these issues in my mouth and leave me petrified to return!!
im scared of the noises of the drills and not knowing what tools are going in my mouth but im also scared of the diagnosis? i want to know what it is but the thought of hearing something awful about them is awful. im scared of my dentist telling me off before because she has in the past. im scared of if i have to have veneers or something then not being able to afford the upkeep of them when i am not longer a student.
i have a myriad of different fears and the dentist is a terrifying place to me but i do not consider myself to have neglected my teeth that badly but they seem to be so prone to damage.
help please?