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ok well i just got back from the dentist and havent stopped crying, i was told i have to have a filling and they think just because im 15 i need to get over my fear of needles but mentally i cannot. My fear of needles goes beyond irrational to ahve my bcg i had to have a whole tube of numbing cream and be held down by my mum and i was still hysterical, how can i put myself through having a filling wen i know i wont be able to do it awake and have to be knopcked out and they dont do that on the nhs only privateand we cant afford private. if i leave it the dentist said it will grow into and absyss. what the hell am i suppossed to do?
btw i was just wondering if i was sooooooo stoned on cannabis would they refuse to see me even if they didnt know i was stoned. but just thought i was extremely relaxed
btw i was just wondering if i was sooooooo stoned on cannabis would they refuse to see me even if they didnt know i was stoned. but just thought i was extremely relaxed
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You say it's only a filling, right? If I understand correctly, that's when they have to fill your tooth with something to replace the part that was lost, isn't it? I'm just asking to be sure I understand.
I have a fear of needles too, but it's more about the idea of a little hole in my skin than the pain. My own doctor says that unless that tooth hole is so deep that it reaches the nerve, you don't need anesthetic. Actually, I've had lots of fillings and he just takes care to do it little by little so that it won't hurt much. So ask first the doctor (and yourself) if you can stand the pain of this. It wasn't as much as I'd think.
But even if anesthetic is necessary, the kind dentists use isn't that much like others. I don't know what bcg is, but I'm going to have one of my teeth removed and the dentist said that the needle barely pierces the skin, so I think it can be handled.
I hope I was of a little help for your courage. But I'll say again that getting yourself detached from the world is the answer to nothing, so don't even think about using a drug for this, especially if it's illegal.
ive calmed down now and my dad is looking into another dentist (the one he went to kncoked him out wen having fillings) so hopefully they'll take me
just wanted to say that that's very easy to say, but when you're that scared, it's very hard not to panic. an irrational fear is just that. irrational. she's probably well aware that getting an injection isn't going to hurt, or that nothing bad will happen. but it's an irrational response. you can't help it.
no.
if you're terrified, there are things they can do. you can have gas and air, which does help, but you're still aware of what's going on, so if you're really really panicky, it only helps to a point.
secondly they can give you IV sedation, but in your case they'd have to sedate you to give you the IV, so that doesn't really help.
thirdly, you could be prescribed a sedative by your doctor in pill form. this'll chill you right out - in a 'couldn't panic if you tried' kinda way, and is a lot more legal than getting stoned.
have a look through the yellow pages to see if any nearby dentists specialise in anxious patients. there should be loads. you're not the other person to have this fear, by any means.
at least needles are a common phobia. when i first went to my dentist (who is really good, and makes me feel as relaxed as i can, considering he's still a dentist) he said 'how can you be afraid of needles when you have your tongue pierced?'. i had to explain that i wasn't scared of needles, i was scared of the sucky things, and he looked at me like i was mental.
quite easily when the stupid retarded nurse lets it out of control and it latches onto your mouth bits or tongue
i had the white filling things andhe sed the whole is in the tooth with the white filling thing but ive had no pain there and therre doesnt look like a hole either! i reckon hes just after money!
I hate needles (although i've maganed to conquer that)
AND i hate fillings(had 8 done)!!! and i'm 22 so you've nothing to be ashamed of
first up, i'd say if your dentist thinks you need to get over your fear of needles, i'd be looking at changing my dentist if possible
I had two small fillings at my old dentist and they were only like tiny ones in the side of my molars, i never went back to him, he was crap.
My new dentist, knows i have these fears and is really good, he's very reassuring, tells me exactly what he's doing so i don't jump or get suprised, talks to me and helps keep me calm.
Also what i do when i have to have fillings, i tend to concentrate on my heart and just think about keeping my heart rate at a steady rythem, it distracts me from whats going on and also keeps my heart rate down and that stops me gettign as anxious.
all i can say is just try and keep calm, your dentist will be trying to make things as easy as possible i'm sure
On the same subject I had a wisdom tooth extracted yesterday and its sore as fuck.