Tooth extraction im petrified

[tamirra]

Hi, in Feburary i went to the dentist due to toothach, after an x-ray i found i had the beginnings of an abscess, as given antibiotics and made another appointment for a tooth extraction, the antibiotics took the pain away so i cancelled the appointment as im so scared about having the tooth out, going to the dentist normally for a filling ect dosn`t worry me at all but this does, unfortunatly the pain is back, so ive made an appointment to be sedated on the day which isnt going to be until the end of May, if the pain gets too bad im to go for some antibotics to get me through, but ive asked many people about there experiences of teeth extractions and they have all said its nothing to worry about, am i worrying about nothing or am i going to feel pain, bleed alot, hear any crunching when its pulled, any advice appreciated to try to calm my nerves. Thanks. x

[cazzz1975]

I am a big baby when it comes to teeth out and I had my wisdom tooth out 2 weeks ago today, I was very scared but it was really okay, it wasnt bad at all. try not to worry too much

I actually found the scale more horrific lol

[tamirra]

Really cazzz, thats promising. x

[cazzz1975]

also to actually take my tooth out took less than a couple of mins, its wonderful now its gone, it used to bother me a lot.

[Eve]

I've had a wisdom tooth out in the chair (and the rest out under general anaesthetic) and it was fine. It's the only thing I've ever had done to my teeth and had always been nervous of a needle in my gum but the pain of the infection was so bad I didn't care and it was fine.

A friend of mine is really nervous of dentists. She got an emergency appointment at a private dentist when in a lot of pain and I went with her to help her get there (I know the area better) and for moral support. The dentist was great and she said the sedation was brilliant - she said it seemed a lot more than she would get on NHS. I was holding her hand (literally, she is really nervous!) while it was done so could see it being done and was very quick and simple. Just pulling, no crunching or anything like that.