how many of you are petrified of the dentist?
912840
I hate, loath. detest the dentist so my every empathy and support to you.\nMy dentist was so rude and nasty and that was one of my problems he scared me more so in the end my husband changed my dentist and went with me to the new one. I am still scared but finding a nice, understanding dentist does help honest.My husband come with  me every time I go and nowing someone else is outside waiting for you helps so is there anyone that will go with you? If not think of all of us on here when you are in chair and all the support you have and you are not on your own there are thousands like you and even though I am 46 still like it!
49211
THERE ARE ALWAYS RISKS TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I WILL SAY THAT IM A WUSS WHEN IT COMES TO THE DENTIST, BUT LET ME TELL YOU, NITROUS IS THE WAY TO GO. HE WAS DOING A ROOT CANAL ON ME CRANKING AWAY, PRYING SOMETHING IN MY MOUTH AND I WAS HOLDING UP MY RASDIO CHANGING THE STATION. I COULDNT HAVE CARED LESS WHAT HE WAS DOING TO ME. GO FOR IT, YOU WILL LOVE IT.
713942
I am Tarifed of the Dentist
741624
I don't, but here is a dentist's prayer I've seen a few times.\n\nA Dentist Prayer\n\nLord, be with me each day as I practice dentistry. May I treat with gentle care all who place their trust in me. May my calm assurance help to ease my patients fear and to relax a tense adult or to dry a child's tear. May I treat each person with competence and skill, whether a difficult procedure or a tooth that I must fill. As I diagnose and treat, be with me all the while. And reward me with the beauty of my patient's lovely and healthy smile. \n\nAmen.
106326
Im not sure there is one, but not finding one reminded me of something I read today, "We dont know what your problem is, but if we find out we'll name it after you." Sorry I couldnt help more, I did search though for it interested me. Theres a fear OF teeth though :P.
238506
Yup, freaked me out too!  I was terrified while doing it but the only thing I saw was a total idiot because that is EXACTLY what I felt like afterward for being so scared.\nhttp://www.snopes.com/horrors/ghosts/bloodymary.asp
1068580
Wow, this is an angry dentist hatin' bunch. We did take all the med school classes freshman year of dental school. (Anatomy, Histology, Pathology, Biochem) But in addition to all of their classes we also had labs. (operative lab to learn how to do fillings, denture lab, perio lab, etc). So maybe the physicians like to joke we were too dumb to get into med school, but our curriculum was acturally more difficult. \nThere was enough material taught in dental school to cover 4 full years of classes. Also, the manual dexterity required for dental is pretty tough to learn. We start seeing patients after the 2nd year.of school in addition to the conitnued full class load. Even after the 4th year of school most dental students are still only so -so clinically. Kind of scary when you think these guys and girls are going out into the world. By the way, what do you call the guy who graduates last in his dental school class? \n\nDoctor. \n\nSo anyway there's enough crap you have to learn that it really does take all that time. We don't learn all the medical stuff they teach about the rest of the body. That's what the med students start with after they finish their freshman year. Hard to believe that there is that much to learn about the mouth.
644301
If he has nasty teeth he is not my perfect someone...My perfect someone cares enough for me and himself to brush, floss, see a dentist LOL
132294
If he is a smart dentist, he is not going to give you extracted teeth.  They are a biohazard and should be disposed of accordingly.
593773
Honestly, I'm petrified of God. I don't know exactly why because He sent His Son to SAVE me, but I'm absolutely terrified that I'm not really saved and I'm not going to go to Heaven... I know that probably doesn't help you to feel any better, but at least you know you're not alone.
1162271
There are some dentists nowadays that put their patients under anesthesia even for regular check ups and cleanings. You should look into it in your area, they work especially for people like yourself.
575255
im not scared... just htink bullemic people do it at least 2 times a day... it won't kill you\n\ndont worry the bad taste goes away just take a mint\n\ntheres really no big its just your body getting rid of a virus... so what are you scared of?
1082499
You're right that it isn't just the pain that bothers you, it's the fear of the pain.  Some dentists now use tranquilizer  stuff that can help you relax so that they can get to the next step of actually working on the tooth.  In fact, some even will anesthetize you just like for a surgery, so you don't have to deal with it at all!\n\nYouch!  I'm not surprised that you would be scared of the pain, your story makes me scared just reading it!\n\nIf your molar is  broken you really need to get it taken care of--germs can get into the nerve and then you would really be bad off! \n\nBy the way, when you were 12, obviously the dentist didn't do a good job of anesthetizing the area.  He should have poked around a bit to see if it had taken yet, and since it hadn't he should have given you more novacaine!  I had a bad molar pulled and was worried about it, but the dentist gave me extra shots so it was really, really numb, and it was fine.
1175909
Oh you poor thing!  That same thing happened to me!  The dentist gave me the shot and I felt like I needed to panic, my stomach knotted up and the room felt like it was about 150 degrees.  It was really scary.  The dentist said that it was really rare but if you need surgery again make the dentist go through options with you.  Don't except the "its all in your head" mentality.  I hope this works out for you.  Good Luck!
203762
Let your doctor/dentist/whoever know before hand...I am terrified of needles recently i've had several for tooth fillings, a blood test and a jab... I'm always completely honest with the person administering the deed, explaining that I am terrified... The medical staff are experienced enough to ensure that its as gentle and pain free as possible...They'll monitor you, explain whats happening, get you to lay down if you are more comfortable there etc....
641070
i say take him to the dentist with u when u get yours cleaned...tell him u need support because u r afraid of the dentist, or make something up that will work for u...then when u get there they always have mirrors and say are my teeth white enough and whatever he says then say let me see yours....then politely say your peace and go from there\nits like u r gonna be ion a dentists office so it wont feel awkward...its all about teeth there!!!
532281
lmao most people that are toothless never brushed! so why would they bother? damage already done