Man I sure hate going to the dentist, seems there is always something new wrong with my mouth no matter how hard I work to keep it healthy. Those dreaded words……*you are going to need some new dental work* just send chills down my spine. How about you all? All I can think about when the *dental work* is mentioned is PAIN, MONEY, MORE PAIN and MORE MORE MORE MONEY! I dont have dental coverage through my job so all dental work comes straight out of my pocket. OUCH OUCH OUCH! How about those Gentle Dentists? Anyone tried one of those? What exactly do they do differently than any other dentist?
I have a tooth that is going to need a root canal and Im really dreading it. I have a friend that specializes in root canals and claims his specialized procedure is quite painless but I am still very skeptical of any and all dental procedures. Ive seen people in pain after a root canal. It did NOT look fun at all. I remember having my wisdom teeth cut out when I was 18 years old. I missed 3 weeks of school from complications from the procedure. It was quite painful and I could not hardly eat anything at all. They had to go back in and perform another dental procedure where they scraped puss off the bones in my jaw afterwards. I had dry sockets set up, the whole nine yards. It definitely turned me against dentists and any dental procedures for sure and that was nearly 20 years ago.
I guess I need to break down and go get this root canal done before I lose this tooth completely and any other dental procedure I am in need of. I just hate going in for that initial dental exam visit ya know? Its been so long since I went I know I need a complete exam by the dentist and Im sure I need new x-rays as well. Im sure I have just let my anxiety buid up way more than necessary and everything will be just fine.
Anyone know a good dentist?? lol
