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[taimatsu]

You know you dislike dentists when you seriously consider sandpapering your own tooth rather than just making an appointment....

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[crocodilewings.livejournal.com]

I have absolutely no understanding of dentist fear. You get to sit on a cool chair, and spit pink stuff about, and all the little mirrors have different flavours.

Aw!

[kissifa.livejournal.com]

*Hugs!*

I always used to dislike my dentist because he'd ask me things while his hands were in my mouth, so conducting a proper conversation was something of a problem. But I always hated the thought of having bad teeth, so that overcame my dislike of the place.

[j4.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

Really, really don't do that. Your teeth are worth looking after -- and (without wanting to stress you out more) the worse you let them get, the more likely it is that you'll have to have *seriously* nasty dentistry done later. You can't put it off for ever.

Suggestions:

1. When you phone to make the appointment, tell them that you have a phobia of dentists -- you're certainly not alone in this, they won't laugh at you (or if they do, take yourself to a different dentists' practice post-haste!) -- and ask them if they could find you somebody gentle, and if they could warn the dentist that you're really nervy about the whole thing. Any decent practitioners should be able to deal sensitively with people who are scared of dentists -- yes, it'll still be scary if you hate them that much, but they can at least try to minimise the scariness. And tell the dentist, too -- if it helps for you to know what they're doing, ask them if they could tell you as they do stuff; if you'd rather not know, ask them if they could avoid telling you any details. Whatever helps most.

2. Ask a friend to go along with you -- there's definitely no shame in that, I'd still want somebody with me if I had to have nasty work done like having teeth out and stuff. I'd go with you if I was in the right city, but I'm sure there are other friends (or your nice bloke) who'd volunteer. :)

*hugs*, anyway, and I hope you get it sorted without too much stress...

[daneel-olivaw.livejournal.com]

Go on. Phone your dentist. I'm going to have to see mine on Monday as well, to have the half of my wisdom tooth that didn't fall out of its own accord on Wednesday night removed. I hope you'll go to yours at the same time.

*big hugs*