One of my friends has to be put out even to just get a teeth cleaning because she gets so nervous. I asked her if she had a bad experience at the dentist before and she told me no. She said she's not sure why she gets so much anxiety at the dentist.
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Massageman | 689 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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Ages ago as a kid, I had a bad experience with a "novacaine" injection. From that point forward, I had all my work done without anesthetic. That could be the reason for her anxiety. One dentist from way back was just a gruff SOB - I didn't like him: maybe that is her problem.
Fast forward a few decades when they came up with better ways to numb me up, and I will take the Procaine (local) injection after first being numbed with a topical for anything deeper than a surface filling. In fact, having a cleaning and scaling is actually more painful for me than deep work.
The "latest and greatest" (so we are told) for anxiety-prone guests is "oral sedation".
Examples of oral sedatives used in dentistry include benzodiazepines such as diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), triazolam (Halcion), and midazolam (Versed); and non-benzodiazepines such as zolpidem (Ambien) and zaleplon (Sonata). If your friend is considering any of these, have her bring a list of all the drugs and supplements she is taking to avoid interactions.
Does the dentist give these (Valium, Ativan, Halcion, Versed, Ambien, Sonata) to the patient after surgery? Also, my psychiatrist advised me to use Ativan as well as depression medication, but I didn't see its effect much of it.
@mydisgustingfather A. The most common practice is to take a prescribed dose of whatever med they are giving you about an hour BEFORE your dental procedure. If they are using Versed, it's very fast-acting so that would be given once in the office, typically by IV. Check with your dentists/oral surgeons to see what protocols they follow. Provide them with a medication list so they can avoid or allow for any interactions. B. AFTER surgery, docs will typically give you an Rx for 600 mg ibuprofen, or it they expect very strong pain, a script for NorCo (hydrocodone) or similar narcotic. C. Full effect of many psychoactive drugs may require up to two months or more, so stay in touch with the doc who prescribed the meds. D. I would suggest that- if they haven't already done so- that ALL your docs compare notes on the meds that each is prescribing to minimize any possibility of problems. Good Luck.
Jjpayne | 1.2K opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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Let's just start here, can we all acknowledge that dentist tools all have sharp endsThen say that, on top of this, there are teeth grinders, saws and needles...
Let's go one step further to say, you are going in for a tooth ache and they poke the sore area with a needle...
I hope I've pleaded case 😊
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MORPHEUS_12 | 3.8K opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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I am 46, and never had a cavity. If people stopped neglecting they oral health they wouldn't have to go as much. Also I have had a crap load MRIs and there are some people who have told me that they have to be sedated for any MRI. The thing is staff hate it when people wuss by having to be sedated. It takes a lot longer for the patient because they have to wait until the patient gets sedated enough not not care. Medical staff have to keep a constant eye on the patient. So, what would have taken an hour to come and go has turned into having to be there several hours not to mention that you have to inconvenience a friend or relative to drive you because you have been sedated. In my opinion these people tend to be very selfish.
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Sbgirl | 55 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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It might just be the clinical environment. That can be quite nerving. Or some of the tools being used, the prospect of going through something painful, i. e. a filling or root canal. Or maybe they've heard elaborated horror stories. Personally I've never been scared of the dentist but I am of the doctors. The way I see it is I'd rather have a dental problem than a medical problem. Plus medical tests and treatments are generally worse in my opinion.
Because if anything at all goes wrong, the result is usually quite painful. I luckily never had any teeth issues such as alignment or need for cleaning, but I did need to get both bottom judgement teeth out. While the first was difficult to get out (so uncomfortable) it wasn't painful, but with the second the anesthesia didn't work well so... I don't think I'll forget the experience anytime soon ^^ P. s.: a shout out to the dentist who tried to lift me up with some jokes after the ordeal and timely said "alright, so when are we scheduling the removal of the top ones?" P. P. S: The top ones did NOT need removal
My dentist's office offers free nitrous if one prefers it for any treatment and it's really good stuff. Your muscles are so relaxed that it's impossible to twitch. I don't ask for it for cleanings but they always offer it, I did before for a filling since that requires the drill. So that's an option too, look for a dentist that may offer it to quell anxiety.
Cleanings are also just as important even in this covid world, cause you don't want gum disease and if you have that you'll probably have an adverse reaction to the virus.
Its all pokey and stabby and the light is too bright, there's always the anxiety that you'll find out you have an issue, and not to mention it just sucks having a stranger poking around your mouth XD I fuckin hate the dentist. The sound of the rubber gloves, the cold metal... I can't stand it
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msc545 | 300 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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Dentistry is possibly the only kind of surgery that is performed with inadequate anesthesia, hurts like hell, and the patient is subjected to all the noises, smells, and tactile sensations that go along with it. It is surprising that people actually go to dentists.
genericname85 | 866 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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i'm not "affraid" to go to the dentist. but i definitely loathe it, cause it always hurts or is extremel unpleasant. people say that not going a lot increases the likelyhood of it hurting, but weirdly enough my most pleasant visit was after my longest time ever not going, which was 4 years.
Fear of pain. Lot of dental procedures cause pains which cannot be mitigated with usual surface nerve anesthesia and lot of dentist don't have proper schooling for main nerve channel anesthesia, especially for maxillary nerve channel block (upper jaw teeth). If you have to go to dentist for a root removal or deeper cavity, pick a dentist who makes implants. Dentists who set implants by themselves are able to make any dental procedure painless.
I use to be scared of the drilling and needles that were going into my mouth. After I got another dentist that made me feel safer I wasn’t as frightened anymore and actually never minded going to the dentist. Now my dentist has retired after going to him for about 6 years and I have this new dentist and I am again scared because some dentists are not as caring as others.
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Mynameisbobby | 61 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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When I was 8 i went to the dentist and he had no patience with kids i had so much anxety because he kept yelling at me the more he yelled the more scared i got. I still have anxeity when I have to go to the dentist even though it's a different dentist.
Just like Friggatriskaidekaphobia also known as the fear of Friday The 13th Dentophobia is a really common thing & why people are afraid I have no idea. I love going to the dentist & they love sending me bill after.
It's likely rooted in some instinctual fear, and just really heightened, for some reason. Lots of phobias aren't really explainable. People just have them.
I think it happens to a lot of people but I seem to try to calm down when I go to a dentist and everything turns out alright, I even had my wisdom teeth taken out while I was wide awake and everything turned out good
Bad news, pain, suffering, the bill, and the follow-up visit.
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Dinklex3 | 74 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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I hate going to the dentist because they keep putting pointy things in my mouth.
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shortster | 269 opinions shared on Health & Fitness topic.
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I had a root canal that had to be redone and then it got infected and they had to remove part of my gum. Yeah, I don't like going to the dentist office and for good reason too.
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Then say that, on top of this, there are teeth grinders, saws and needles... 
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