Subject: Are you afraid of the Dentist?
Posted by: xbunny
Date: Feb 15 10
I was at my regular check up in the waiting room ,when the woman next to me was very agitated as well another man,when they began to talk about the dentist,it was total horror stories about the treatment,they had a real terrifying fear.With modern dentistry at our finertips,are you still afraid or have you ever been?Apparently one patient can't stand the sounds,the other one detested the smell.Is a bad experience from childhood that lingers on?
Posted by: xbunny
Date: Feb 15 10
I was at my regular check up in the waiting room ,when the woman next to me was very agitated as well another man,when they began to talk about the dentist,it was total horror stories about the treatment,they had a real terrifying fear.With modern dentistry at our finertips,are you still afraid or have you ever been?Apparently one patient can't stand the sounds,the other one detested the smell.Is a bad experience from childhood that lingers on?
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funnytrivianna 
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Not at all, but I suppose if the dentist had fangs, I might be! :) I've never had a problem with dentists. The only part that hurts a little is the freezing needle, then it's fine after that. Reply #1. Feb 15 10, 6:44 PM |
redwaldo
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Yes, I'm really sacred and I need to get some work done soon on my 'toothie-pegs'. Reply #2. Feb 15 10, 6:45 PM |
cazza2902
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Not really but I just can't stand the sensation of that drill that makes your head feel like it is being ground down. Reply #3. Feb 15 10, 6:57 PM |
| Anton
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Once I get by the several shots of novocaine in the gums, it's all good. Reply #4. Feb 15 10, 7:32 PM |
MarchHare007
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Penthrox! :) I truly Hate dental visits! :( Up till a year ago when I was diagnosed with a bad allergic reaction to local "caine" anaesthetic I had major problems! I don't have the allergy reaction any more but I think I'm definitely allergic to the dentist - just the thought of one and my teeth ache! And yes - big 'hangover' from an early visit as a kid - when I smashed into a fence face first - off the back of a horse. I Remember that ...smell...and that whizzie, whiney noise...and the man with the death grip on my jaw.... *shudder* Reply #5. Feb 15 10, 7:53 PM |
dj168
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Not really, there are more interesting things to be scared of than the dentist. Like schoolwork. Reply #6. Feb 15 10, 8:44 PM |
Lochalsh
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I don't want to talk about it. :-x Reply #7. Feb 15 10, 9:06 PM |
Cymruambyth
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Absolutely terrified! I hate everything about a visit to the dentist, even though my dentist is a very nice man and gentle as a lamb. My trepidation is, no doubt, a holdover from my childhood, which is lost in the mists of time before modern dental care techniques were developed. Reply #8. Feb 15 10, 9:45 PM |
lesley153
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(((( Lochalsh )))) Not scared - I've known people who wouldn't see a dentist unless they had a tranquilliser first - I'm just disillusioned, very wary, and very slow to trust. I don't want to talk about it either. If I start, I won't stop, and nobody reading it will ever go near a dentist ever again. I've got a nice one now and I'm seeing him on Thursday. Reply #9. Feb 15 10, 9:47 PM |
NCW75
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Yes for sure. Always dread going to the dentist. Reply #10. Feb 16 10, 6:30 AM |
satguru
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There are few things higher on my list of dislikes than the dentist. It used to be the pain, but when the injections improved just being stuck in the chair without being able to move while parts of your teeth are first destroyed with building tools and then reconstructed while you are still attached to them has got to be one of the worst experiences I can go through. I have had to though as nearly all my teeth are fixed one way or another and in a way means I don't need nearly as much work any more as there's little room left for it. I hope. Reply #11. Feb 16 10, 8:36 PM |
Mommakat
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Petrified! Reply #12. Feb 16 10, 11:50 PM |
romeomikegolf
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I'm so bad I have to take a couple of beta blockers, even then I have to be almost dragged through the door. I had terrible experiences as a child and you don't forget. Reply #13. Feb 17 10, 12:56 AM |
| cydonia325
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Many parts of the film, "The Marathon Man" were filmed at a school I attended and across the street from my parents' apartment. If anyone has seen this film, you would understand why the very word "dentist" induces panic attacks. I do make it to my annual checkups, but only due to a fear of my teeth eventually looking like this: http://www.techdigest.tv/shane_mcgowan.jpg Reply #14. Feb 17 10, 1:16 AM |
rayven80
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Not anymore, since my dentist has a neat tool that makes it so you don't feel the shots. And he has a keen understanding that if he hurts me, I'll hurt him. But earlier in life, I was terrified because me gag reflex is good so x-rays were miserable and my pain tolerance is ultra low. My previous dentist's idea of anethesia was a walkman. Reply #15. Feb 17 10, 11:09 AM |
tinamomnsox
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When I was 7 or 8, I had to go to the dentist. The anesthesia did not kick in until after the tooth was pulled, but it didn't hurt much. My dad said that I was in a cold sweat afterwards. I was so scared, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. But, I don't like the dentist. Reply #16. Feb 17 10, 11:35 AM |
| lesley153
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It's OK, this isn't a scare story. Once upon a time I was having a tooth crowned. At last the crown was ready and I went to have it fitted. I sat in the chair and the dentist said: "I'll get you leaning back and I'll fit it." "Not too far back because I'm likely to swallow it." "No that won't happen." "It could very easily happen - I really don't want to swallow it." "No, it'll be all right. Really." He put the chair much further back than was comfortable for me, and we all know what happened next. At least he had the decency to pay for the replacement. :) Reply #17. Feb 17 10, 12:10 PM |
| satguru
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Suddenly the term 'gold ring' has a whole new meaning to me now... (I hope that passes the 'auntie' test) Reply #18. Feb 17 10, 1:44 PM |
| terbear528
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I am not afraid of heights, snakes, spiders, being alone, the dark, anything. But the thought of going to the dentist just gives me chills! I am scared so bad that I couldn't even read past the first few posts on this. It was making me sick to my stomach! Since adulthood, I have only had one experience with the dentist and that was to get all my wisdom teeth pulled. Haven't been back since. Reply #19. Feb 17 10, 11:41 PM |
bubbatom1
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I am completely afraid of needles. I loath them and usually pass out when I have them. Except for some reason when I'm at the dentist. I don't have a problem with needles then. I think it's because they use a gum numbing thingee first so the needle doesn't hurt and maybe because you known that what they are about to do won't hurt either. Reply #20. Feb 25 10, 2:12 AM |
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