Hi I am a 42yr old woman with a a really bad phobia of dentist

Q. Hi I am a 42yr old woman with a a really bad phobia of dentist due to a painful root canal filling and an aggressive dentist when I was 15 years old. Over the years I have had the odd treatment only when necessary to stop the teeth falling out. I lost my two front teeth about 8 years ago and had new ones fitted on pallet, two years ago I had to have all my teeth extracted on the top to have a full denture fitted with again the aide off sedation, as this is not available on the NHS it has been very costly. my problem now is my bottom teeth are now getting to the point where I think I may need dentures on the bottom also, I have the two bottom teeth very very loose but the others are still in good health I think (not loose) my question to you would be could it be possible to save the other teeth on the bottom and maybe fill in the missing two other than a set of dentures. If so who can I contact that is sympathetic to my phobia. Which is so bad I can’t even sit in the chair without having a panic attack.

A. You obviously need sedation for dental treatment .  Ring dentists in your area and ask if they provide this service.  It soulds like a good idea to save as many of your lower teeth as possible.  This will make a far more stable denture than if you had all your teeth removed.

Dr Julian Caplan – Director on the board of the BACD View My Profile Dr Caplan

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