eating lunch and tooth broke! i hate dentists!! ugh

You'll probably need a crown.

You shouldn't need a root canal unless you feel pain and let to go untreated for weeks..

I feel for you. Right now I'm sitting in the dentists chair. My crown fell off last night while eating ice cream no less!! I hate this. My anxiety is through the roof so I completely understand how you feel. We will both survive. I promise!!

can you get a crown without a root canal?

YES... Root Canals are done to kill the roots that have been damaged etc...

I have a mouth full of crowns and only one had a root canal down... Had the root canal done after the crown.

I used to have decades and decades of dental phobia. It's got to be tough being a dentist,...having a job where no one cares much for you!

The first step will be just an exam. I know, I know...even that can be anxiety provoking. But it's just one step, the first step. The pain thing might not really be a factor because if you don't feel pain, it *could* be because the nerve is shot. Mind you, I'm just sharing my past personal experiences, sooooo, not trying to play doctor or dentist or anything of the sort.

Let us know how you make out. Do you have anxiety meds you can take and have someone drive you? I used to get NO2 when I had dental work (thank God for that stuff!)





M.

Yes, I have. Some months back, I bit into a fork and chipped my front tooth. It was an easy fix. I forget the material used. No worries. If you have bad phobia, maybe you can ask for nitrous.

I only used nitrous oxide one time and that was when I was getting my first crown.

I was floating around in la la land while the dentist started to rip out the wrong tooth.

my appt is this morning later. i'm already nervous because i don't want to get anything done or hear what needs to be done. haha i mean i hate even getting fillings! maybe i should find another dentist. mine is sweet and gentle but i have felt the drill more than once before and freaks me out now.

when i get novacaine it makes my heart race. so i ask for it without epinephrine but still felt crazy nervous last time. ridiculous.

i'm just wondering if it's a back molar if i should just get pulled if needs a crown. they are expensive!

Hi Hazelnut86

How did your appointment go? I hate going to the dentists but it's one of those things we have to push ourselves through. I had a similar problem when half a filling feel out on one of my back teeth a few years ago and I had an inlay fitted which is the next thing up from a filling and have had no problems with it since.

Hibee

You can certainly buy yourself some time and just get the filling for now. And learn not to chew on that side!!! Do you have dental insurance ? It's not too expensive and would pay part of the bill. It might be worth checking in to.

Park12 - i was just reading on carbocaine (non epi lidocaine) and if it's given intravascular, it can be dangerous. i thought it couldn't - maybe just if you have heart problems. that's what i get for googling. my appt is tomorrow. also said if you take a benzo beforehand, they need to use less but my doc always acts like it's no big deal.

ugh i overthink this wayyy too much. why i made my appt for 3:30 i have no idea. :P

hey i have heard from many people all the hype about root canals is nonsense so try not to worry. i must just have sensitive teeth cause i usually feel the drill at some point and i used to think it was the shots, but now i just may freak into panic mode - cause my heart always starts racing. dumb!
anyway, i got woken up at 3:50 am by a police officer saying my car back door was open so i'm so tired! not good. me and my son carried in a mattress and left it open but when the doorbell rang twice (first time i thought in my dream) i freaked!!! who rings your bell at that time? only crazies right? lol
good in a way i guess - my klonopin will knock me out hopefully. has the novacaine ever made your heart race? i have heard it can get in a blood vessel. if it has happened to me once, i think it will happen every time. it also has adrenaline though so i ask for non adrenaline but it doesn't last as long so probably not good for a root canal. my own adrenaline needs to back off! haha