The dentist - Real Mum story on MoM

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Isn’t it funny how some childhood fears stay with you! I chipped a tooth and had to go see the dentist. Two days of anxiety from the time of booking to the appointment today. When I was a teenager I had a bad experience getting a root canal as the anaesthetic had not kicked in…needless to say very painful and set off a fear of going to the dentist. Today I was amazed at how far we’ve progressed. I had a X-ray done on the spot that showed up on the screen in front of me and everything sorted in under an hour. Kids today won’t know how much worse it was for us to go to the dentist and for this I am thankful

Posted anonymously, 20th May 2015

14 Comments

- - christial said
  - 12 Jun 2015
    12:16 pm
Very true as to how far technology has come! It still hasn’t taken away the dentists drill though!

- - mom57522 said
  - 04 Jun 2015
    9:19 pm
It’s not that I fear the dentist, I just don’t like his bills!

- - mom94125 said
  - 03 Jun 2015
    4:15 pm
yeah at least it wasn’t a bad problem but i understand the irrational fear lol

- - mom56312 said
  - 31 May 2015
    7:22 pm
Its so different now the kids even get ballons on the way out of our dentist. Things are so much quicker and most of the pain is covered while receeving treatment. How lucky we are now.

- - kathryn said
  - 31 May 2015
    9:29 am
And the invisible braces…lucky for our kids how far things have come!

- - ashblonde said
  - 25 May 2015
    3:55 pm
Experiences have definitely improved since I was young, The old pump up action chair, no awful drills hanging over you & the dreaded oil of cloves smell. Kids today actually enjoy their visits & have no fear.

- - jenniw said
  - 25 May 2015
    12:25 pm
I have been lucky in my previous experiences at the dentist as I don’t have a fear of the dentist however hospitals and doctors terrify me…

- - mom93821 said
  - 23 May 2015
    5:21 pm
One bad experience with a dentist can cause fear and it can take a lot of work to get over it!

- - BellaB said
  - 22 May 2015
    4:22 pm
I think it’s just the thought of someone poking around somewhere sensitive…

- - Cynthea Jenke said
  - 21 May 2015
    11:59 pm
Im stoll scared of the dentist

- - talwin said
  - 21 May 2015
    12:18 pm
Still kids now a days have fear of going to Dentist. If only they knew what we had to go through in our time!

- - mom90758 said
  - 21 May 2015
    12:08 pm
Me too. I used dreading going to the dentist when I was a child. Now it’s almost fun. Almost!
- mom93821 replied
  
  24 May 2015 , 6:11 pm
  I am not quite at fun! but getting there!
- - mum4107 said
  - 21 May 2015
    6:07 am
I totally agree. They are so much better thanks goodness