I'm 28 years old. I recently bought dental insurance that will be effective on November 1. I plan on making an appointment as soon as possible. I have a broken tooth that will require a root canal & crown. I've never had either. BUT.... I think what I am most afraid of is DRILLING. Just the thought makes me nauseous. The way burning bone smells. Ugggggggggggggh. But I am afraid, overall, of the dentist. Period. I know they can put you to sleep now. But I don't have that kind of money. So..... My mother says I should just take a sedative beforehand, but can that complicate any dental procedures?? I mean.... am I going to get messed up if they give me more or different medicine at the dentists office?? If someone took say....a Vicodin or a Lortab before a dental visit....would laughing gas affect that at all or?? Thoughts, suggestions?? I know that my fear is probably beyond irrational.... I'm not afraid of much else. I am usually referred to as "fearless to the point of crazy/stupid". Heh.... but when it comes to the dentist and his big, bad drill..... I am petrified. Anyone else overcome this??
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I feeeeel for you. but if you conquer the problem now you may be able to save a lot of hassle. I was terrified for years and now have to go in and get all my top ones pulled and replaced with immediate dentures. Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) does help but why don't you have him prescribe a valium or xanax for before hand? That's what they are doing for me and then giving me the gas and novocaine. Good luck!!! Oh and the biggest part: take an ipod or mp3 player so you can crank it up and not hear the crunching or drilling!! Some hard metal or punk is really good. Watch for a heavy base line though, it can get you throbbin. I got a tooth pulled then went to a punk rock concert with my daughter and danced next to a 6 foot speaker. This was about 8 hours after the extraction and the heavy base dislodged the clot! My mouth filled up with blood. who knew?!?
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