stop being afraid of the dentist

I’ve never been afraid of the dentist so it’s kind of cheating that I marked this goal as complete. I can kind of understand why people are scared of the dentist… Like I feel the same way when I go to get my hair highlighted, lol. I don’t go as often as you’re supposed to, it’s fucking expensive, and when I do go, I always get lectured about not going and how my roots have grown in. Thinking of sitting there getting yelled at and wasting my whole afternoon becomes an experience I don’t like. But I still go eventually because I like the end result (not the 100$ given to JC Penney, but the shiny blonde on my head).

It’s like this with the dentist, but a much bigger deal. People, please don’t stop going! Because here is what will happen, I’ve seen it happen in my own parent and others… You get a broken tooth or a wiggly tooth and you think you have it under control. You take Orajel or your daughter’s leftover Vicodin (ahem) to ease the pain. But your breath starts stinking, and it’s really gross to others when your teeth start bleeding (had a teacher with this problem, and it bled in class frequently, eww) and wiggling. But no one will tell you because everyone is too polite. So you become known as bleeding gums or stinky mouth. Not good.

So be proactive!! 15 minutes in the dentist chair is worth it!!And while it’s not fun to get “ridiculed” by your dentist (although it is often said with concern it can feel like a personal jab… once had the dental hygienist tell me I had plague back on my back molars. It was 2 days after I had my wisdom teeth pulled and I still couldn’t open my mouth all the way. Duh. But still it was like, hey lady, whoa. Insulting here.)... Just think of it this way, you get a free toothbrush out of the deal.

with the help of pills, but I’m finally going willingly and getting treatment even if I don’t have a toothache!

Finding a smart, patient dentist is the key. And the irony of it all? After avoiding the dentist for 5+ years I had nary a cavity to be filled.

Name is Dr. Steven Small in Toronto, Ont Canada. He is the best dentist for us dental phobes! Dentistry asleep and virtually painless! He is in my books the best! His company is called Dental Anaesthesia Associates at 1235 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario. Suite 200

I cracked and lost a tooth 6 months ago playing field hockey. And even though there’s a huge gap where the tooth used to be, I still can’t go. I started hyperventilating just talking to the receptionist on the phone.

Here’s the fear: I haven’t been in a long time. So long in fact, that I am afraid of what they will find. So it leads some anxiety, because what if they do find something? Something that I can’t afford to pay for?

4 dentists later and i found my Dream Dentist, hard to believe but true, the biggest hands with the gentlest touch, gas mask on, high volume music of my choice(metal) and he can do anything, he even pulled a molar and it was over before i knew it!He has a twin brother that is in practice with him but i always as for Dr. Mike ,his bro is probably just the opposite and i don’t plan on finding out if thats correct .ever. just keep looking for the right Dr. then the fear evaporates/disapates like the gas that Dr.g uses.

The less said the better. I’m terrified, I always have been and I probably always will be. I only go if I can’t stand the pain anymore, my teeth are in a terrible state and they look terrible with it. My dentist has suggested I now take ‘something to calm my nerves’ before my next appointment, still, at least he hasn’t refused to see me again which has happened with other dentists. I’m due to see him on Thursday for root canal treatment. I feel physically sick just thinking about it.

need to work my way through it….not yet but soon

I had a million teeth problems until I met my savior, Dr. Berson, who is awesome and really helped me.

I was afraid of shots and going to the dentist, but after I got my wisdom teeth pulled, I am no longer afraid of the dentist. I had my wisdom teeth taken out while under local anaestesia, and so that entailed getting 13 shots in my mouth, with 4 in the roof of my mouth. I am no longer afraid of something so trite as a filling.