Dentist tomorrow. Extraction, and filling.

[WiredIncorrectly]

It's taken me a year to bottle up the courage to do this. I'm in a lot of pain a lot of the time, and so the pain is now worse than the fear.

I'm just scared the numbing agent will kill me. Stupid I know, but this is my biggest fear.

Anybody else had dental work recently? Could do with some reassurance.

[Catkins]

Not had anything really recently. But I've been regularly going over the last few years. Since the pandemic started I've had a few fillings, an extraction within a week prior I think of the first lockdown and one between lockdowns. I hate going but I hate pain more.

The anaesthetic won't kill you, the worst bit is the pain of the injection. If you are incredibly anxious and do need a lot of work they can refer you to your local hospital for the procedures. I had to be referred a few years ago because even with the maximum dose of local anaesthetic I wasn't sufficiently numb for them to get the tooth out. I went there and had gas and it was absolutely brilliant, never felt a thing and was so relaxed I could happily have my own personal supply of it at home.

It so hard anticipating it, but use your relaxation techniques and you will be fine.

[Carys]

I'm just scared the numbing agent will kill me. Stupid I know, but this is my biggest fear.

I had this fear for many many years, infact it led me to leave a wisdom tooth that needed removing for months with severe and eventually intolerable pain. I have an intense fear of medication in general, of any kind. Anyhow, I told my dentist about the fear and he talked with me about it in detail - said that never in his whole lifetime of dentistry, or amongst those dentists that he knew, had he heard of an anaphylactic-type reaction to a dental anaesthetic. This didn't calm my fears , because I still had the 'but what if its me anyway' in my head. He explained that they are fully trained in emergency first aid procedures, and as part of their practicing licence they have to have in the room all necessary resources, medication and gadgets to recusitate or treat sudden reactions to anything they use on patients. They have updates and refresher training on it - and lets be honest dentist often do years more training that some doctors. So, the only way I was able to have it eventually was knowing that they could save me IF something happened. Hope this helps.

P.S.I was totally fine , of course

[WiredIncorrectly]

Thanks Catkins and Carys.

The place I'm going to is for anxious patients. I've had 2 teeth out here before and it's been ok, but the part I hate is when they inject you and then the heartrate rises, sweaty palms, sweaty bum etc. I can lie there and just get on with it once they've done the injection and I just tell myself "This is classic anxiety you'll be ok as you always are, except this time you're stuck to that chair for bit" I'll have to wear black jeans tomorrow incase I have sweaty bum again.

I was meant to have this tooth done with a root canal this time last year. Now the tooth has almost gone and the pain is so bad.

[Magic]

Good luck for tomorrow WiredIncorrectly xxx

[Pamplemousse]

You'll be absolutely fine, fella. I had a large filling done a couple of months ago which meant injections - but they did the trick, I didn't feel a thing. Also, the dentist and any assistants will be suited up like they're on a Covid ward so you'll be perfectly safe in their care where that's concerned.

Just look forward to being pain-free

[WiredIncorrectly]

Ps. Anybody that says they've removed their own tooth is a complete liar. No way on this planet could one remove their own tooth and not be in so much pain they pass out.

[Pamplemousse]

Ps. Anybody that says they've removed their own tooth is a complete liar. No way on this planet could one remove their own tooth and not be in so much pain they pass out.

I pulled a "milk tooth" out with my Dad's pliers when I was about seven or eight... but they're meant to come out anyway!

Grown up teeth - no ta. And I know from my dentist and the x-rays I've had that *all* of them have much longer roots than normal, the upper incisors and canines especially.

However, this ain't about me, it's about you. Sure, you've been through hell but I'll wager you're pleased you did it on so many levels.

[WiredIncorrectly]

I pulled a "milk tooth" out with my Dad's pliers when I was about seven or eight... but they're meant to come out anyway!.

That makes me shudder! Damn.

But yes, so much better mate, and I wish everybody well during the Christmas period.

[pulisa]

Ps. Anybody that says they've removed their own tooth is a complete liar. No way on this planet could one remove their own tooth and not be in so much pain they pass out.

My son would disagree with this after 10 DIY extractions..

Glad you had your extraction done conventionally and keep up with the salt water rinses now to prevent infection. Well done for getting it done.