im scared of the dentist!!?

Question

i have to go to the dentist on tuesday and i am so scared its not funny! i have never been this scared! i dont know why but i am teriffied!! my mum wont pay alot to get put too sleep, its its expensive, she will just say live with i, i go every 6 months so i have been since i was a little kid, now 13. Is there anything i can do?? so i wont feel anything. i hate it when he pulls on my teeth that hook thing ahh it makes me shiver now!! i have alot of wobbly teeth i want out before i go, but i cant get them out?? any way? please dont sugges string and a door!! or car or anything with string!! i wont do it. thanks (bit early though)

Answer 1

you are not alone. im a dental hygienist so we see this all the time. going to the dentist will be a part of your life so you do not want to keep on feeling anxious. The dentist can give you laughing gas ( nitrous oxide with oxygen) which will help you calm down and most dentist will not charge much for this....30-35 dollars where i was working some do it for no extra. Or you can be prescribed something to relax you, pills you could take an hour before your appointment, which if you have insurance shouldnt be alot of money either. You need parental consent for both these things, so if you think your mom will still not believe you, call the dentist yourself and explain your situation and have him talk to your mom. hope this helps

Answer 2

Most everyone I have ever known is at least a little bit afraid of the dentist. It is perfectly normal. However, it is something you should try to either get over, or come up with a way to deal with it, because believe me, not going to the dentist is NOT an option - it shouldn't be for anyone.

I'm 27 years old, and have had more procedures that most people twice my age. I've had 7 or 8 root canals, 6 extractions (5 of which were root tip extractions - where there is no tooth anymore, just the root), a so many fillings I can't even guess. I used to hate to go to the dentist, so I didn't go (we also had no insurance and couldn't afford it, so it really wasn't an option anyway), and because I didn't go, look at that list of problems and procedures I had. I can't tell you the number of times my face has swollen because of tooth decay, how many teeth I have broken/chipped, and also, one time I had paralysis on the whole left side of my face for A MONTH, because of a tooth problem I let go on because I didn't want to go to the dentist. It was horrible ... my left eye wouldn't close all the way, and the left side of my mouth drooped so much that it was difficult to talk, to drink (it was tricky - I had to drink through a straw on the right side of my mouth if I didn't want to dribble everywhere), I drooled when I slept, because my mouth wouldn't close correctly. Let me tell you, it was not a great time for self-esteem in my life. My face still isn't the same as it was, the left side is a teeny bit droopier than the right.

The moral of the story is, learn to deal with your fear, before you do serious damage to your teeth and have to spend more time in a dentist's chair than you would like. I just got through going to the dentist every two weeks for 7 months to get all the work done that I had to, to get a healthy mouth. Even so, I still get apprehensive when I go to the dentist.

I've never had the laughing gas (though I have heard that it helps a lot of people). What I do is when I know they're going to go in my mouth (they put the chair back and turn the light on), I close my eyes really tight, so I can't see what they're doing, I grip the arm rests tightly, and I sing a song in my head to keep my mind occupied and off of the horrible sounds of the drill. My usual song of choice is "It's a Small World" ... silly, I know, but for some reason, it's the only song that I can remember all the words to while sitting in that chair.

Oh, and btw, DO NOT pull out your wobbly teeth before they're ready! That would be like pulling out hair from your head that is ALMOST ready to be shed, but not quite. What would happen then? You'd be missing a lot of hair, and would look pretty silly, wouldn't you? Let nature take it's course. You'll be happier that you did.

Answer 3

Remember you survived the previous visits and you will therefor survive the next one and the next one as have everyone before you. Let this reassure you any discomfort is temporary, and shortly afterward you will return to your former self minus the problem you went to the dentist for.

Answer 4

I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THE STATEMENTS OF SONIC. A DENTIST IS A PERSON YOU WILL SEE ON AND OFF FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. GETTING PAST THIS FEAR NOW WILL BE A GOOD THING.
YOU'LL LOOK IN FUTURE YEARS AND WONDER TO YOUR SELF IN AMAZEMENT AS TO WHY YOU WERE SO SCARED.

Answer 5

Face your fear. I myself used to be afraid of the dentist, but then I just shrugged it off and didn't complain anymore.

Answer 6

try the therapist if your scared at the dentists !