• xpinchx@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Don’t be like me, I didn’t go for 20 years…

    I went in for a broken tooth and they were gonna crown it but ended up as just a filling. Went back a few weeks later for full exam and X-rays… no cavities. Could’ve been worse but at least my anxiety about my teeth is gone.

    You might be fine, but you also might not be. Best to go soon.

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      1 year ago

      I was super afraid of the dentist so I didn’t go for about the same length of time. I also picked up a habit of drinking sodie pops.

      I cracked a tooth 2 years ago and had to get a root canal. They did a checkup and found 8 cavities so over the course of a year I got them all filled.

      I am not sure if the technologies have gotten better or it was just my fear as a child but the dentist visits were very painless and stress free. The root canal hurt for a second when the roots were drilled out and that was it.

      It feels fantastic to not have any tooth pain or agitation of something getting stuck in a cavity.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, my filling was uncomfy and nerve racking but not really painful in any way. They even do topical anesthetic before the shots so I didn’t even really feel those.

        Certainly wasn’t the case when I was a kid lol.