I have been afraid of the dentist for most of my life, which means I’ve been avoiding them unless I was in so much pain I couldn’t avoid it. Those procedures did nothing to change my mind about the dentist but they were necessary. I’m wondering if there is a way I can have my […]
Read More...I really hate going to the dentist and nothing about my latest appointment has changed my mind. I had a tooth extraction because it was badly infected. Apparently, when he extracted the tooth he perforated my sinus cavity. A few days after the extraction, my cheek swelled up and there was a lot of discharge […]
Read More...I have a tooth which has been bothering me. My dentist said that he does not see any remaining canals of my molars because of calcification. This particular tooth already has a dental crown on it already. My dentist said he’s going to give me an antibiotic, but if that doesn’t work he wants to […]
Read More...I am getting braces and the dentist/orthodontist suggested getting four teeth removed because of overcrowding. He left one root in for a premolar, which puzzled me because if he’s trying to make space, wouldn’t he need that space where the root is? I asked him about it and he told me it would fall out […]
Read More...I have avoided the dentist for years because I’m a total coward. My husband suggested that I see someone who uses sedation. Our dentist does not. When I talked to him about possibly using sedation himself, he told me it was too risky. Then, he told me about a woman in Iowa whose dentist gave […]
Read More...My little sister is almost 17 now and one of her wisdom teeth is bothering her. Her dentist is suggesting that we extract her wisdom teeth with an oral surgeon under general anesthesia. When I was younger and had my wisdom teeth out, I had it done by a dentist. Have things changed? Our parents […]
Read More...I went in to have several teeth extracted. I’m an anxious patient and so I used dental sedation. I ended up with two extra teeth being pulled than I was expecting. One of those back teeth perforated the sinus cavity. I didn’t find out that happened until the next day when I called to get […]
Read More...I thought I’d post a letter of gratitude we received from a woman who is not our patient, but benefited from something she read on our blog. I’ve also posted our response. I just wanted to send a note to say thank you. I read on your blog about someone who, like me had trouble […]
Read More...Dr. Theriot, I read something on your blog some time ago by someone who was terrified of the dentist because of a bad experience they had where they could not get numb. I had a similar experience so I was very interested in what you had to say. At the time, my mouth was in […]
Read More...I grew up without going to the dentist. My parents weren’t neglectful. They tried but there just wasn’t enough money to go around. We had food, clothing, and lots of love. I recently finished college and was hired at a really good company that has dental insurance and had my very first dental appointment. It […]
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