Word. I teared up out of happiness after a dental hygienist (who I currently see) offered me numbing gel for my gums during a cleaning (even let me choose the flavor) in a totally non-judgmental way. I was in my late thirties and I didn’t know any dentists would be willing to offer that sort of stuff to adults.
trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
This is marginally related but in case anyone else doesn’t know: dental procedures are not supposed to hurt.
I grew up terrified of dentists and ended up not going for nearly 10 years because of the fear/pain. I finally gave in when a tooth broke in half. The dentist I went to gave me the regular amount of numbing stuff and about 5 mins in saw in my face how much pain I was in and from then on she always gave me extra. I just have a high tolerance for the stuff and had never been receiving enough.
polariscap@lemmy.cafe 2 weeks ago
Wataba@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
About half my teeth are now hollow stumps, i finally decided I’d look into getting treatment in spite of being scared off by stories of $50,000 replacement operations without anaesthetic. (Australia btw).
Thanks for the reassurance.