Anxiety from the dentist--dentist phobia?!
Question: I'm petrified of my dentist. I whitened my teeth with strips, thought the pain is from the whitening, but now I'm thinking it's a root canal (I stopped whitening (yesterday morning was the last time i whitened)) and I'm so scared. I find a root canal so scary. Any suggestions? I'm considering taking a medication to relax me when I'm going on Monday. Any other suggestions?
Answers: I'm petrified of my dentist. I whitened my teeth with strips, thought the pain is from the whitening, but now I'm thinking it's a root canal (I stopped whitening (yesterday morning was the last time i whitened)) and I'm so scared. I find a root canal so scary. Any suggestions? I'm considering taking a medication to relax me when I'm going on Monday. Any other suggestions?
I feel your pain! I HATE the dentist too!
Once you get there, I wouldn't tell them that you don't like the dentist, they act in a way that makes me uncomfortable. You'll be fine. I would go and if you do have to get a root canal, they can offer you a vallum and you can also do laughing gas, in your case, I would do both.
I am so sorry, best of luck!
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Know exactly where you are coming from! I have an intense dental phobia, brought on from major dental work when I was younger & an extreme gag reflex that involves vomiting on dentists!!!
I had major dental work done two years ago and it was so easy!
Firstly, you need to find an understanding dentist. Took me a while. They kept trying to get me in the chair. I explained the situation firstly over the phone to make sure dentist understood.
I took valium before I went to the dentist, and the dental visit was easier. He referred me to xray for a simple scan which wasnt invasive but got an xray of my whole mouth.
From there he referred me to a dental surgeon who did the procedure under general anaesthetic. I had everything done at once to save lots of seperate procedures.
It was much easier this way for me, and I would recommend this for anyone with a significant phobia.
Good luck.
Mind over Matter is a very Powerfully toll stabilizing it with chemicals is dangerous as well. Try natural herbs and Remedies such as Bread which will stabilize the ant acids in your stomach if you don't like bread try eating allot of food before you go in and that will take all the blood flow to your stomach and you will have less thoughts of anxiety Sincerely Doctor Unoptrid
take something to relax yourself