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Donnato
Junior member
- Joined
- Jun 21, 2022
- Messages
- 3
- Location
- California
Hi, I’m new here. I have had dental phobia my whole life. I am 72 and in the last few years my teeth have begun to crack and fall out, one by one. I finally decided to ask about just getting them all pulled and getting dentures. My dentist agreed. So I went to an appointment with an oral surgeon a few weeks ago to get ex ray evaluation. The plan is dentures while they do prep work for implants. I’m going back to my dentist tomorrow to see what he and the oral surgeon want to do.
So now that it’s getting closer I am getting so anxious. I can’t sleep and worry constantly. I feel like I will freak out if I ever see myself without teeth. I’m also worried about the process of removing the teeth. I have very bad fibromyalgia and I’m afraid all of this will cause a huge flare up. I have been reading everything I can on this site to help calm myself down, but it’s not working. I’m scared and very sad. I'm also embarrassed, even though my dentist is always kind. I feel very overwhelmed.
Donna
So now that it’s getting closer I am getting so anxious. I can’t sleep and worry constantly. I feel like I will freak out if I ever see myself without teeth. I’m also worried about the process of removing the teeth. I have very bad fibromyalgia and I’m afraid all of this will cause a huge flare up. I have been reading everything I can on this site to help calm myself down, but it’s not working. I’m scared and very sad. I'm also embarrassed, even though my dentist is always kind. I feel very overwhelmed.
Donna