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SallyUK
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Hi - I need some positive and encouraging words as I am not managing my fears very well right now and totally overthinking things. I am terrified of going back to the dentist. I will, but I really have got bad anxiety over this situation.
Have had an infection, shown on xray above incisor tooth but canine tooth had gum swelling. This was about a month ago and my dentist gave me antibiotics. Everything calmed down very quickly. Review appt two weeks later and dentist decided to root treat the incisor and to see about the canine after that. He mentioned extraction. He didn't seem to know at this point whether both teeth were source of infection or just one, but it's clear to me that the infection spreads between the two teeth.
Anyhow the swollen gums have returned but are waxing and waning, they are swollen between the two teeth. but mostly the canine (?) and there is some pus draining - I am doing saltwater rinses and things aren't getting worse.
I have never had swelling on gum like this, so close to the teeth, I've never had an infection that drains pus (disgusting salty taste) and I've never needed antibiotics. I've had a couple of abscesses and rct and all I had was a red bump on the gum and pain at the base of the tooth. I don't have pain right now. This infection really crept up on me and has really unnerved me. Dentist did say it was acute.
I'm terrified of my appointment which is an hour long on Wednesday.I'm all of a sudden terrified that something will go wrong and/or I won't be able to cope. I just want the situation sorted, it's been a month waiting and checking in with the situation and it is much better than at first and I'm hoping the rct will treat things but may have to have an extraction of the canine as well. Im tired and my anxiety is really hard to manage.
Scared of the rubber dam, feeling claustrophobic, something not being right once he takes another look - basically even if the situation isn't scary to dentist, the unknown or any hint of something not right and my anxiety sky rockets and I feel really vulnerable.
What is the worst that could happen? Swallowing chemicals and reacting, rubber dam getting stuck in my mouth, me not coping and having to stop, a file breaking, pain, discovering of a problem half way through. Being told the infection is uncontrollable (yes catastrophic thinking), being told things can't be fixed. Basically feeling helpless.
Thanks for reading, I do know noone has a magic wand and I will just have to deal with all these fears as I go along and trust my dentist but I really don't feel very strong right now and want to hide. I've built trust with my dentist and overcome so much but this situation has really thrown me off. Thanks for reading.
Have had an infection, shown on xray above incisor tooth but canine tooth had gum swelling. This was about a month ago and my dentist gave me antibiotics. Everything calmed down very quickly. Review appt two weeks later and dentist decided to root treat the incisor and to see about the canine after that. He mentioned extraction. He didn't seem to know at this point whether both teeth were source of infection or just one, but it's clear to me that the infection spreads between the two teeth.
Anyhow the swollen gums have returned but are waxing and waning, they are swollen between the two teeth. but mostly the canine (?) and there is some pus draining - I am doing saltwater rinses and things aren't getting worse.
I have never had swelling on gum like this, so close to the teeth, I've never had an infection that drains pus (disgusting salty taste) and I've never needed antibiotics. I've had a couple of abscesses and rct and all I had was a red bump on the gum and pain at the base of the tooth. I don't have pain right now. This infection really crept up on me and has really unnerved me. Dentist did say it was acute.
I'm terrified of my appointment which is an hour long on Wednesday.I'm all of a sudden terrified that something will go wrong and/or I won't be able to cope. I just want the situation sorted, it's been a month waiting and checking in with the situation and it is much better than at first and I'm hoping the rct will treat things but may have to have an extraction of the canine as well. Im tired and my anxiety is really hard to manage.
Scared of the rubber dam, feeling claustrophobic, something not being right once he takes another look - basically even if the situation isn't scary to dentist, the unknown or any hint of something not right and my anxiety sky rockets and I feel really vulnerable.
What is the worst that could happen? Swallowing chemicals and reacting, rubber dam getting stuck in my mouth, me not coping and having to stop, a file breaking, pain, discovering of a problem half way through. Being told the infection is uncontrollable (yes catastrophic thinking), being told things can't be fixed. Basically feeling helpless.
Thanks for reading, I do know noone has a magic wand and I will just have to deal with all these fears as I go along and trust my dentist but I really don't feel very strong right now and want to hide. I've built trust with my dentist and overcome so much but this situation has really thrown me off. Thanks for reading.