I have an absolutely horrendous fear of the dentist. It didn’t help that when I went in this past week, the dentist tortured me. Now I find out I have to have two teeth pulled. I told him I’d get back with him. Is there a way I can have this done at a hospital […]
Will a dentist pull all my teeth?
Would a dentist have any ethical problems about removing all my teeth if there isn’t a medical necessity for it? I really hate going to the dentist. It makes me physically ill. I just feel if I take out all my teeth and get dentures. Stacey A. – Little Rock, AR Stacey, It sounds like […]
Is it wrong I like my sedation pill?
Is it wrong I like my sedation pill? I am a little worried there is something wrong with me. I had some pill for a sedation during treatment. I really liked how it made me feel. Does that mean I’m like some kind of drug addict? Christie – Washington Christie, If you’ve only taken the […]
Novocain worked for my wife, but not me
My wife and I both needed a tooth extracted. We decided to schedule our appointments for the same time, using two different dentists at our clinic. For my wife the novocain worked, for me it didn’t and the extraction was pure torture. Did I just get the bad dentist or is something else going on? […]
Not Sure I Trust My Dentist
I went in for a tooth that has started hurting. My dentist did an x-ray. When he did he found a severly infected tooth. He told me he’d go in and clean it out, but that the infection was so bad in all likelihood he would have to extract the tooth. After that, I would […]
Too embarrassed to go to the dentist
I have never been to a dentist. My parents never took me. I’m graduated from college now and have a job, but I’m a little embarrassed to go. I’m sure my teeth are in horrible shape. I don’t even know how to face the dentist. I also have heard that dentists hurt and that makes […]