Off to the Dentist tomorrow...eek..

[carole]

Just hoping you all could give me some dutch courage as I head off to the murderhouse tomorrow, (thats what we referred it as children), I have had a tooth bothering me for about a month on and off, but due to finances I put it off, but low and behold I am eating my dinner and i bite into something crunchy that should not be there, you guessed it part of my tooth, and no not the same tooth , another one..

Lucky it is not a visible one, but it did have a rather large black filling in it done many years ago, so now i am in for double the cost and then on top of that hubby tells me this morning better book me in , my filling just fell out.

So yep this is gonna hurt, my pocket mostly, i cannot even pay it off at the dentist, but will have the option of applying for three months interest free credit, so thats the way i will have to go.

So please wish me luck ,I am so scared, here I have had two children and yet I fear the dentist more than anything.

I am hoping they can use the water laser treatment on my back tooth as it has a white filling in it, it is supposed to be pain free and drill free, so fingers and paws crossed please, Thanks in advance.

[Dorothy39]

The name you just gave the dentist is so "fitting"!!! Let us know how your visit turns out.

[Laura's Babies]

I hate going to the dentist too. I have a tooth that has been bothering me for over 6 months and just don't want to go... I don't know why either, the last time I went, I had found a new dentist and I really liked him a lot. The tooth he pulled had grown down around my jaw bone and had to be cut out in pieces and he never hurt me the first time! The shot didn't hurt and all that cutting, digging and work, didn't hurt me a bit or leave me bruised. I was amazed and about fainted when I got the bill. He X-rayed it and spent over a hour getting it out and the bill was around $154. I was expecting a $400 to $500 bill for all he did.

[carole]

Well i just got back and I can only say my experience was awful, I came home and burst into tears,not that is was that painful or anything, but the injection did hurt and it is just such an uncomfortable procedure, and my back was hurting like hell as well.

It is worse than i first thought, i have two other teeth requiring filling i did not even know about and one is under an old filling and is a biggie, I cannot understand why i really do look after my teeth well,and then she wants to do a crown the total cost over $1700 dollars, yeah right like i have that kinda money, my other option is a cheapie fix up at $155 but then she does not know how long that will last, but i think it is my only option really.

Gosh and the crown procedure takes an hour and half and then another half hour appointment, if i choose that i am going to be sedated, there is no way my back can stand that for one,they don't have intravenous sedation only pills, so i might look at going elsewhere as i have had that before and it is great.

To be frank i just don't want to go back, but i know i have to otherwise i will be in a bad way if i don't, but i am dreading it.

I was not looking forward to it, but i was not prepared to feel so bad about it all,it has kinda made me feel quite depressed.

I guess it could be worse.

[buttercup132]

Aw I'm sorry to hear that.

But I for one like the dentist when we get fillings we can watch movies , listen to music or something else.

[chocolatepuppy]

Gosh and the crown procedure takes an hour and half and then another half hour appointment

I just spent 2 hours in the dentist chair last evening getting an old crown replaced! I used to be terrified of the dentist but nothing bothers me anymore as I have had so much done to me. I feel sometimes the dentist has a lot to do with that, mine is a perfectionist and I never feel any pain or the injections.
I wish you best of luck in whatever you decide to do Carole.