Who is afraid of the dentist?

[WriterofWords]

I'm not afraid of the dentist, or the bill because I have absolutely fantastic insurance and wonderful dentist. Now the maxilofacial (spelling) surgeon I have to see because of all my work, yeah him I'm terrified of!

 

[stephys_fluffybutts]

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Yeah what insurance would that be?
Cuz everything has been sucking so....
I have Good medical but thats about it...so Im kind of screwed.
Hopeing that I wont ever need any sort of dential work done for a while

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

My insurance only covered extractions....

 

[WriterofWords]

Quote:
Yeah what insurance would that be?
Cuz everything has been sucking so....
I have Good medical but thats about it...so Im kind of screwed.
Hopeing that I wont ever need any sort of dential work done for a while

I have Blue Cross Blue Shield of NM through our school district. It covers me and Steven until he is 25 or goes active duty, cleanings, fillings, crowns, x-rays, etc. My co pay is $20 my gold crown cost no extra either.

 

[Picky Chicky]

Almost nobody is as chicken of the dentist as I am!

I'm not proud of it, but I must admit, I loathe doing anything related to the dentist. I just feel so vulnerable sitting there with my mouth wide open and someone jabbing and scraping some sharp pick in my teeth and gums!

I don't have bad teeth (knock on wood)... I've had a handful of small cavities and had my wisdom teeth pulled out (I was put out for that little ordeal), but all in all I have healthy teeth.

I've openly expressed to my dentist my "love hate" relationship. The anxiety that I feel at cleanings... anticipating any bad news at the end - it's horrible! My current dentist has yet to hurt me, but I keep thinking negatively - it's not "if" he'll hurt me, it's "when" will he hurt me.

At my most recent appointment/cleaning, I was told that I have to have a gum graft for my lower front tooth (receeding gum line - lucky me) and I'm totally spazing out about this. A dear friend of mine had to go through several of these processes and she's warned me (knowing paranoia) that I should probably ask to be heavily medicated or put out entirely. Unfortunately the doc that my dentist referred me out to only gives mild sedatives for the process.

I'd rather give blood, and go through the process of labor again before experiencing that next visit.

 

[snowydiamonds]

Much easier to do as I do, sit in the chair, tell the doctor to prop my mouth open cause I'm going to sleep! The dentist always wants people to answer questions while their mouth is loaded with tools and water, etc., and you can't do anything, much less talk...so I go to sleep until its over with

 

[WriterofWords]

I think a lot of fear comes from the way we are raised. I never told Steven that the Dr. or Dentist would hurt him, or use it as a threat: If you don't be good we are going to the Dr. and get a shot!!! Or something like: It's ok baby,,, it only hurts a little at the dentist! My sister in law did that and wonders why her children had a melt-down at the idea of a Dr.s visit of any kind. I never allowed that with Steven and he's never had a problem with it. I've never had a problem even with all my surgeries on my jaw, that is until recently when I about had a melt-down when told I have to have the right side of my jaw re-done. But that isn't the dentist's fault and I know it.

 

[DuckLady]

Going to the dentist makes me nervous, but even though we don't have dental insurance right now, the $100 we each spend every 6 months for a cleaning and exam, as far as I am concerned is money well spent.

Preventative maintenance is sooo worth the money.

 

[bheila]

I would rather go through natural childbirth (which I've done 3 times

) than go to the dentist. I know I have one cavity that needs to be filled and one of my bondings fell off. I've feared the dentist since I was a child

He could never numb me up enough and called me a spoiled brat one time. He said it so loud that my mom heard him in the waiting room

The last time I went to the dentist was 10 years ago. I was terrified

My lips were shaking and tears were rolling out of my eyes the whole time. The dentist didn't even ask me if I was okay

 

[silkiechick05]

I love the dentist.

My teeth feel so clean when they finish them off!