Hi Susan,

You are so fortunate to have a compassionate dentist. My dentist is
very compassionate, too, but he refused to pull my teeth and he sent
me to an oral surgeon, and, although I felt no pain during the
procedure, I had lots of pain afterwards because one my three teeth
which were pulled was abscessed. I am so glad you survived the visit
and that you are glad you went to the dentist. That is great news! My
Dad used to say that, when two people have the same thing, it really
isn't the same, and I guess that goes for dental procedures, as well!


Hugs,
Genie


--- In 000-Fear-Of-Dentists@yahoogroups.com, "Susan Thomas"
<mjmom3246@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
> I just wanted to let you know that I have finished having major
work done on my mouth after putting if off for 25 years due to fear.
My fear was paralyzing, but I finally got to the point where I was
more afraid of health risks due to the condition of my mouth than
fear of the dentist! Let's just say I was VERY pleasantly surprised
after my initial appointment. I wasn't pleased with the list of
things that I needed to have done (9 teeth pulled, 2 crowns, 2 root
canals, deep cleaning), but the dentist was great and during the
initial appointment I had ZERO pain. They knew how nervous I was so
they gave me nitrous before they cleaned my teeth. It was very
relaxing :) I was going to put out for the remaining procedures, but
the dentist assured me that I would have no pain with novocaine and
could opt for more nitrous to calm me. The first process was getting
the bad teeth out. Before he gave me the novocaine (which I was
deathly afraid of) he rubbed something on the gum to numb it. I
never felt any of the shots. The teeth were pulled out 2-3 per visit
and I had no pain during or afterwards. Nothing. The key is finding
a good, compassionate dentist that understands true fear in a
patient. Genie is right. The fear I had about the unknown was FAR
worse than anything I experienced once I finally went to the
dentist! I still don't enjoy going, but I'm finally to the point
where I don't mind anymore. You WILL get to that point too!
Dentistry has come a very long way and should be pain free!
> Susan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Genie Polower
> To: 000-Fear-Of-Dentists@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 8:29 PM
> Subject: [000-Fear-Of-Dentists] Re: So scared to Call the dentist
>
>
> Hi Natalie,
>
> I am scared to call the dentist, too, because I KNOW I need major
> dental work. I am not afraid of having him poke around in my
mouth.
> It's the needles and drilling I dread. Just think. Maybe you are
> worrying needlessly. Maybe there is nothing seriously wrong with
your
> mouth after all. If you don't go to the dentist, you won't know
for
> sure. And, if you get an abscess the way I did, you will be in
worse
> shape because you'll need antibiotics and an extraction. Try to
tell
> yourself that it's better to know what is wrong than to imagine
the
> worst. I really feel for you, though. I am in the position of
knowing
> that I need major dental work, and I am a scared rabbit because I
am
> also going through medication withdrawal, so everything scares me
these
> days.
>
> Hugs,
> Genie
>
> --- In 000-Fear-Of-Dentists@yahoogroups.com, "Natalie" <nreid77@>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello All,
> >
> > I have to make a dentist Apt since I haven't been in YEARS and
have
> > some tooth pain. Probally cavaties or worse. I am SO scared
just to
> > even have the doctor look at them and poke around. I can't even
get
> > myself to pick up the phone to call. Is there something they
can give
> > me so I don't feel ANY pain for my check up? I need to call
today,
> but
> > I am so scared. I wish I could be braver. I wish I could find a
> > sedation dentist in my area but its so hard to know who is good
in my
> > area.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
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