Dentists - Anyone else a big baby?

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I can't stand them, I have toothache, bad toothache possibly a cracked tooth, either way this will require a trip to the dentist, I can't stand them, just typing this out is breaking me into a cold sweat!

Any tips? Bit broke this month after a 24 hour race so sedation is off the cards due to cost, I am really really not looking forward to this!

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Thanks all, glad I am not alone in this, keep thinking the pains not so bad (two Solpadeine have done their job it would seem) then catch the tooth talking or drinking an its a world of pain, can't close my jaw (which made for an interesting nights sleep!)

Going to start making phone calls!

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seiben said:

You should, ahem, check what level of cover you'd have through work to visit a private dentist. You know, in case it's a perk you have through work. Or something

Ah yes, well you see, work offers cover as you, ahem, suggest, so claim back should be fine, however one has to foot the bill and claim the return, which is fine but still broke from Rockingham

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Despite ringing around all day I haven't been able to secure an appointment, if you aren't registered its "Call back Tuesday at 8:30" Spoke to NHS direct (getting pretty desperate) they gave me a couple of other numbers, tried them but no good, apparently there is an out of hours service, so looks like I will have to avail myself to that!

One place the dentists had all already finished for the day, not a bad life, torturing people for a living then knocking off early on a Friday

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Well I went today, sweating buckets the whole time, pain was caused by an infected gum, it has pretty much gone now, dentist wants be back for a cleaning in a couple of weeks and then a filling there after :gulp:

Greshamst said:

A love of sweets, and a dislike of looking my teeth, along with a fear of needles as a child meant I've not had the best relationship with the dentist.

Current drama: had tear inducing toothache for 4 days caused by my back left upper molar which has a large filling already. Went to an emergency dentist who worked on the wrong tooth! Regular Dentist has now drilled the filling out leaving it 'open' to relieve the pain for now.

Says either I can go to a specialist for an £800 root canal, but there's a wisdom tooth pressing up against it which may mean it needs to come out anyway in a few years or so. Or I can have an extraction....

Don't know what to do! I feel like I should hold on to all the teeth I can (especially as the one next to it has fillings and could fail at some point), but also don't want to chuck lots of money at it if it's gonna have to come out soon anyway

I would have that bd removed (under sedation) and be done with it!