Hi. Many of the questions here echo my own issues. I really fear the dentist. You said about finding a good, patient one, but my first was the best in his clinic and I was scared of him too. Went back years later and now my teeth are really bad, broken and miscoloured. Can I go somewhere, get completely knocked out, asleep and unaware, have what I have left taken out of my mouth then get some dentures? Not dental implants, good dentures I can take out and clean by hand at night. Brushing makes me gag and I need to fix this. I can’t smile and have no confidence at all. Please help. Anything with zero mouth pain. I can handle the arm needle that puts me to sleep. But nothing in my mouth.

My dentist couldn’t extract my tooth last week as it kept breaking and they have referred me for a surgical extraction. I am so nervous, I was shaking like a leaf whilst my dentist was trying to take it out last week and I’m terrified of it happening during the surgical extraction. It’s being done under local anaesthetic. I also had a panic attack afterwards. The dentist was lovely and very caring, but I’m worried about what will happen with the oral surgeon. I try so hard to stay in control and not get so anxious but my body just takes over and shakes. I feel so stupid. What happens at a surgical extraction and is there anything I can do to help me cope?

I am terrified, just writing this to you is make my heart thump, but I need to do something.
The last time I visited the dentist was in 1976 and whilst I was wary then, I really didn’t have the fear I have now.
A colleague and I were going through similar procedures (different dentist) at the same time and unfortunately she died under anaesthetic.
Now I know that this was an extreme case, however over the years my phobia has just increased and unfortunately I have recently suffered depression where I haven’t been caring for myself at all well. I am a sensible person really and I can’t get past this awful, awful feeling, embarrassment too, how stupid I feel etc.
How can I get past this please?

Hello. I saw you online and I do have a question, I hope you don’t mind. Well, I have a very big fear of the dentist – obviously it’s not the actual dental nurses that I hate, but when I was younger in my teens, I had to have a back molar extracted. The dentist at the time tried to pull it out himself, which he never succeeded in doing, because it was a deep root. Then I had to go to the hospital anyway to get it taken out, and since that day (I’m now in my mid thirties) I am scared of the dentist. I do however need to go to the dentist, because my top molar’s filling came out and I need that sorted. Plus I have a clicky jaw, and sometimes my jaw will lock and I can’t open my mouth too wide, which scares me even more! My question is: how can I overcome this big fear of the dentist? I get incredibly anxious and I don’t like it. I know it doesn’t take very long to have a filling or check up. But, I have tried for so long to put it off and I really can’t and shouldn’t do this any more! Please, if you have any advice or info, I would appreciate it very much :) Thank you.