Dentist Visit

[tiggerblue10]

I went for a hygienist appointment this morning and my teeth feel nice and clean now.

Luckily I've never had a fear of the dentist. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

[david small]

On the whole, I’d rather be in Philadelphia. I once had a dental appointment at 2.30….most appropriate…..tooth.hurty.

[Buenchico]

I believe that anyone with the potential to be a dentist should be identified and put down at birth.

(Erm, do you get the impression, by any chance, that I'm not exactly a great fan of NHS-funded sadists?).

My last 'regular' check-up was half a century ago and I'm not rushing to have another one at any time soon!

[webbo3]

I normally fall asleep in the chair and they have to put a block in my mouth to keep it open, my last visit I started snoring and the dental student had to wake me up.

[andy-hughes]

I used to have such a phobia that I had to be tranquilised just to get me in the building, never mind up the stairs, into the surgery and sitting in the chair!

Then one day, about twenty-five years ago, I had an appointment booked when my wife called and said she needed me to pick up our youngest daughter from school, which meant I had to drive, so no tranqiliser for the dentist.

You do what you have to for your children, so I went without my medication, had my treatment, and have not needed it since.

[Milo2]

My last appointment was at 2.30! Not my favourite thing to do but I don’t fear a visit.

[webbo3]

That's the dentists favourite time. 2:30

[gingejbee]

It's never bothered me at all - as a teenager/twentysomething I much preferred the dentist visit to the barbers.

[mallyh]

hate it thanks to barbaric dentist when young ,they actually have it written on my notes ,i go every 6 months and shake the whole time x

[roopower]

Fortunately, my teeth are good for my age but I didn't relish dentist visits until my new dentist arrived on the scene. Lying back, staring into those beautiful brown eyes.....even an older lady can dream!

[Bert45]

I'm OK with going to the dentist, but I feel a lot poorer when I leave. It's impossible to get an NHS dentist dentist now, and they are not much cheaper.

[Ken4155]

Petrified! I have had trouble with my teeth since childhood but always visited the dentist whenever my mother made the appointments. Unfortnately, a visit to the dentist has become my one and only true only true phobia and one that has left me with a mouthful of sharp stumps, gaps and unable to eat certain foodstuffs. I am ever hopeful that i will one day 'man up' enough to visit the devil, er... i mean the dentist who will most likely recommend me to hospital to remove many of the stumps (my gums would have to be cut, i believe) to be replaced by dentures.

[davebro]

I wish I'd had good dental care when I was young. I think most kids today are much better treated.

[davebro]

[douglas9401]

There's little point since the arrival of covid. A cursory inspection and out you go, no more checking for mouth cancers and forward planning.

Seems like money for old rope, like GPs.

[Hazlinny]

Don't find visit to dentist something which scares me now but, many moons ago, drilling was terrifying - our dentist was referred to as "the horse dentist" and drilling resembled that done by workmen in the street! Scary!

[gingejbee]

douglas @ 14.45...not our experience at all. Things have been back to normal for nearly a year. We've both had "normal service" as far as check-ups and treatment (and the same goes for our GPs, too).

[jennyjoan]

/////hate it thanks to barbaric dentist when young ,they actually have it written on my notes ,i go every 6 months and shake the whole time///

exactly the same as above. have had far too many bad experiences in childhood and teens - I will never get over my nervousness.

One of the worst was a dentist tried to drill into a wisdom tooth and drilled into the gum. I got his hand and "ucked" him - he walked out of the room with shame and came back into room and apologised. Complete barbaric dentistry years ago. Now it is great for the kids - any of the ones I know hardly have a filling. Horrendous horrendous horrendous and the hygienist feels like she is drilling holes when cleaning. ALL BAD! And at 4 I had to get a baby tooth out by a terrible dentist. Mum put me to bed and dad went up to see how I was and the pillow and bedclothes were literally covered in blood - no taxis then - he run me to the nearest hospital where I was stitched up.

[MWG14]

Fine. No problem.

[Ryzen]

We use a private dentist and most procedures are painless....apart from paying the bill!!

[jennyjoan]

ryzen all my visits have been private for a long time but I can't mentally get over what happened all those years ago.