Q. Hi there im a 25 year old male with a huge problem i have very very bad teeth in fact i have neglected them for so long i barely have any left!now the problem i have is that 1 i am petrified of the dentist and 2 i do not think i can afford to get them fixed or replaced please could you advise me of what i can do several years of agony and funny looks has got to come to an end
A. For NHS treatment contact your PCT ( Primary healthcare trust) dental contracts division and ask for details of local sedation services for dental anxiety .
for private options check the practice offers IV sedation then investigate a few local ones before deciding on the best one for you.
Sounds like you are ready.
Good Luck
Rob
for private options check the practice offers IV sedation then investigate a few local ones before deciding on the best one for you.
Sounds like you are ready.
Good Luck
Rob
Dr Rob Tennet
St Johns Dental Practice
18 Bennett’s Hill, Birmingham, B2 5QJ
Web: www.e-dentalpractice.co.uk Tel: 0121 643 0610
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Paula watts
November 20th, 2009
I had the same problem only I am 37 so had neglected my mouth for longer. I’m sure you will have suffered some serious pain and probably an abscess or 2 as I did myself. I know from experience how daunting it is to go to the dentist after so long I left it until I woke up with a swelling to the side of my nose that really wasn’t disguisable (other than to say I’d been hit) before getting emergency dental help. I was referred to southampton PCT dental access centre, where I can tell you I recieved absolutely no judgement or down the nose looks only care and understanding. I was a complete mess struggling to breathe through a full onpanic attack just at the thought of walking to consulting room. I was booked in for treatment under sedation 3 days later (it was a Friday) and 2 courses of antibiotics with the advice that if it worsened to visit hospital. At this point I was not in any pain just looking a little unsightly but by that evening I was in some pain and swelled to the point I had to hold my face up it was so heavy. By
morning I couldn’t open my eye and resembled elephant man! I visited hospital where I was admired and attached to iv antibiotics for 24 hours, these didn’t help so I ended up having emergency surgery to
remove my complete upper set of stumps removed and have the infection drained. This was on April 25th and I have had a long long course of treatment back at the dental access centre where I have had all but 6 of my lower teeth removed (without sedation) the care and time I have been given is exemplorary making sure my dentures are perfect! I have had to relearn how to chew because with bad teeth you end up finding the best position to eat where you won’t get any pain. I have had my absolutely perfect upper dentures now for 5 weeks and collect my lower set in 6 days. The cost I hear you ask £198 now I wish I’d known about the new nhs charging before then maybe I wouldn’t have left it so long. Please please get to the dentist asap they really won’t judge you and you won’t recognise the new you after because the amount of confidence I have gained is incredible I never thought it had affected my confidence butit most definitley had