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raeanna74 · 09-09-2004, 05:20 AM

I just gotta whine.

I HATE the dentist. I hate them with a passion. I have had too many rude, mean dentists. I've had them call me a lier, ignore my questions completely, and be dowright snooty. I've had them do such sloppy jobs that I ended up with a raw cheek from a rough filling and one dentist broke a filling. These are not instances from the same dentist. This is from 4 different dentists in very different parts of the state. I am able to handle pain anywhere else in my body quite well but in my mouth NO. I don't handle pain in my mouth. I metabolize the novacain VERY quickly. The last time any dentist did work on my teeth he had to give me 4 shots of novacain and I could still feel twinges of pain. He said he couldn't give me any more.

Well today is doomsday. I have all 4 of my wisdom teeth in just fine. They were in about 4 or 5 years ago. Unfortunately ONE of them on the top grew in close to where my jawbone angles down. The outside of the tooth is right up against my jawbone and almost impossible to clean. I cannot fit my brush inbetween and the only way to clean it is to scrape it with a pick. Well consequently I've developed a cavity on that side of the tooth that is hard to reach. It's bad enough at this point that the dentist gave me the option of pulling it or fixing it. I opted to get it pulled because I know I'd have MORE trouble later with it and it IS a wisdom tooth so somewhat more disposable in a sense.

I know I'm saving myself more work later by getting it pulled but I am dreading this. I've heard such horror stories about dry sockets or absesses and other complications. I am not looking forward to this. On the one hand I'm being a big baby. It's only one wisdom tooth. Other the other hand, I HATE THE DENTIST!!!. I get tense about going for a CLEANING. I would rather have a colposcopy again than go to the dentist for this.

Thanks for letting me whine. If you have any suggestions for pain relief or even relaxing while in the dentist chair, let me know.

09-09-2004, 05:20 AM	#1 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Wish me luck I just gotta whine. I HATE the dentist. I hate them with a passion. I have had too many rude, mean dentists. I've had them call me a lier, ignore my questions completely, and be dowright snooty. I've had them do such sloppy jobs that I ended up with a raw cheek from a rough filling and one dentist broke a filling. These are not instances from the same dentist. This is from 4 different dentists in very different parts of the state. I am able to handle pain anywhere else in my body quite well but in my mouth NO. I don't handle pain in my mouth. I metabolize the novacain VERY quickly. The last time any dentist did work on my teeth he had to give me 4 shots of novacain and I could still feel twinges of pain. He said he couldn't give me any more. Well today is doomsday. I have all 4 of my wisdom teeth in just fine. They were in about 4 or 5 years ago. Unfortunately ONE of them on the top grew in close to where my jawbone angles down. The outside of the tooth is right up against my jawbone and almost impossible to clean. I cannot fit my brush inbetween and the only way to clean it is to scrape it with a pick. Well consequently I've developed a cavity on that side of the tooth that is hard to reach. It's bad enough at this point that the dentist gave me the option of pulling it or fixing it. I opted to get it pulled because I know I'd have MORE trouble later with it and it IS a wisdom tooth so somewhat more disposable in a sense. I know I'm saving myself more work later by getting it pulled but I am dreading this. I've heard such horror stories about dry sockets or absesses and other complications. I am not looking forward to this. On the one hand I'm being a big baby. It's only one wisdom tooth. Other the other hand, I HATE THE DENTIST!!!. I get tense about going for a CLEANING. I would rather have a colposcopy again than go to the dentist for this. Thanks for letting me whine. If you have any suggestions for pain relief or even relaxing while in the dentist chair, let me know. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.