I have major dental phobia but need to visit my dentist for gum disease treatment, can you help?

January 30th, 2012
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hi i need some adivce i have a majour dental phobia, i badly need treatment but dont know what to do, i have bad gum diease where my teeth have developed gaps and also my 2 front bottom teeth the gums have stated to recede badly, ive got no confidence with my teeth i dont know what to do i feel traped with a majour big problem HELP!!!! what would be the usual treatment for this problem? my teeth have affected my life i turn 30 in march and i would really like to get it sorted.
yours faithfully
sarah

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Will my dentist judge me if he see’s the state of my teeth?

January 27th, 2012
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HELLO Dr I’m having problems with my teeth more and more frequently with the same one it’s one of the larger teeth towards the back on the right. It’s aches consistently and on occasion I get a stabbing pain in it that really halts whatever i am doing! I want to have this problem addressed for obvious reasons but I feel the dentist will be judging me for not keeping my teeth in brilliant nick. I’ve had the same dentist for ever and he always commented on how nice my teeth were when I was younger- for him to see them like this now… I think he would be severely miffed! makes me think, who’s teeth are these but I can’t help it!

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I have a heart condition but going to the dentist raises my blood pressure, what can I do?

January 24th, 2012
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I have a heart condition, i went to the dentist last year and was to be sedated to have 9 teeth out i got so anxious my bloodpressure went up to high. Iwas sent out to hospital with pains in my chest. I really do want to go and have my teeth fixed so i can smile. But i am so scared it will happen again. I really don`t know how to get over this.

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Where do you start when trying to help a dental phobia patient?

January 20th, 2012
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Hello Dr Simon. I am 19 and have suffered for long enough as far as im concerned. I am going to dedicate my upcoming project at Uni into looking at ways to treat/aid dental phobia patients. This subject is very close to my heart as i myself suffer dental phobia. I would like an idea from yourself as to how to begin to get over dental phobia. how would you determine what action to take and where would you start, is there a common class/routine/,method etc that I can get involved in to help myself before trying to then help others? thanks Dr

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Is dental phobia hereditary?

January 20th, 2012
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Hi I was wondering whether it was possible to pass on/inherit dental phobia? i figured its a mental thing and that there could be a possibility of doing it? my son is 13 and currently cannot stand the dentists, he gets real anxiety before he goes and is restless when he’s there, I remember being about that age and had exactly the same problems. I am now over my fear, as the dentist I had used to offer me rewards if i didn’t kick off etc. I have been told about distraction techniques and wondered how that worked, to try and use it for him? thanks for taking the time to read this message.

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My dentist has told me I need to have my root canal treatment with another dentist, is this normal?

January 16th, 2012
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hi i wonder if u could help me understand what my dentist was talking about, i had a big filling 30 years ago and never had a problem, I hate going to the dentists and hated this experience, since then it started to give me a lot of pain (lower molar tooth) today she said i need a root canal, she also told me that it was a very large filling with a pin running through it, she then tried to get into the cannel roots and said she could only get to one, and that i would need to see a specialist because the root canals are very tiny. she put a tempory dressing over it, im confused about what she means and how this has left me. with anything other than check ups I get really nervous/panicky this doesn’t help and I need to know what I can do, sorry Dr and thank you!

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Should I undergo treatment to have my wisdom tooth removed?

January 16th, 2012
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Hi, I have a wisdom tooth which I want to get rid of as its causing a lot of pain and has done for a few months now. but underneath it I have empty space and also, my bottom jaw is forward then the top one which means I require 2 surgeries to fix it but it means having braces for nearly 4 years!! I am not sure if I could go through all of that i really really hate the dentist and though i do not expect you to inform me of any other treatment (i assume this is the only one) i do hope you can give some advice on how to get through this whole procedure.

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Will fillings at the tops of my teeth be really visible?

January 16th, 2012
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Dear Simon, I noticed that on my top canines and premolars that the gum and enamel were not meeting, there is a space of dentin/root exposed that is very sensitive. I have spoken to dentists and periodontists and they said it needs a filling. It’s not decayed but they think possibly that it is partly an abfraction as well as I do grind my teeth. It’s so frustrating as I’m only 25, I look at other people’s teeth who are my age and none of them have this problem!! I’m so concerned that the filling would be really visible, I haven’t smiled properly in a year and I want to be able to smile again. Can white fillings be made to look invisible? Would I need to get veneers in order to get the right result? I really don’t want to as I like the shape of my teeth!
regards,

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I need to have 5 teeth out! I have bad anxiety that makes me need the toilet can I be sedated?

January 13th, 2012
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hi i have a very bad anixety of being at the dentist as i also have a problem which means when i panic i need to go to a toilet i need a dentist that can sadate me so i can get done everything that i need.i recently saw a dentist that said i needed 5 teeth out due to the size of the wholes in them and some of them ones have snapped yet i have seen teeth worse than my bad ones that have been saved. What can I do? I’m scared

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Bupa Dental Centre
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I want sedation but my dentist doesn’t provide it what should I do?

January 13th, 2012
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I want sedation for treatment but i have a few that are rotting where my gum joins my teeth that dentist just said need filled but he cant sedate anyone so i dont know what to do.im only 22 and my confidence and life are being affected by my teeth,do you any where in sheffield that could save my teeth wth out pulling them out or could you help me with your advice?i currently dont work and my partner does so i get free nhs excemption card do you think that has anything to with the kind of treatment im offered? I do hope you can help, thanks for your time in advance,

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