Question Of The Day - Wednesday, May 7th!

Good morning! Here's the question of the day, for Wednesday, May 7th!


Are you afraid of the dentist?

This is rather timely, as I'm going to my dentist in about an hour. I have a tooth that had a root canal done on it about 27 years ago. The crown keeps falling off, so he needs to put some kind of pin in the remaining tooth shell, build it up, and put a new crown on it. Geesh....I hope my tax relief refund gets here soon...cuz this sounds pretty expensive!

I'm not particularly afraid of the dentist...he's really a nice guy, very professional, and very gentle. My wallet, on the other hand, is absolutely terrified of him!!!

afraid no.

however i HATE having people in my face, can no stand it.
i need to have a tooth pulled, that a old filling broke apart,
but not going , until i cant take the pain anymore.

lol i would just as soon.. err cant say that. on a family site

I'm terrified of the dentist!! Sharp things in my mouth.. uh uh, no way!! Won't stand for any of it. This is why I was put to sleep for 4½ hours while they did all the dental work I desperately needed.

I am terrified of going to the dentist!

I can think of better things to do, but i go because i like my teeth Tom my dentist knows i hate any sort of pain so he knows to put the numbing gel on my gum if i need an injection.

No problems with the dentist office at all. Expcept of course the hygenist is asking questions about various stuff when she is doing the cleaning and its kind of hard to respond back!!

nope..never been afraid - my SO on the other hand...
is very scared

I love going to the dentist, always have since I was little. I am, however, absolutely petrified of having my wisdom teeth pulled. I was supposed to get them done a year ago but wussed out. I don't know that I'll work up the courage this summer either.

Not really afraid of the dentist, I'm just afraid of any pain

When I was young yes... ...

Now I don´t have remedy... .....

yea... i have an bad gag reflex so i hate anyone poking around in there. Which sucks cuz i kind of need to go

Not afraid of having my teeth cleaned or even getting a cavity filled but since I have never had anything else done besides cleanings and fillings I would be afraid to have a tooth pulled or a root canal.

No, I'm not afraid. Being there is just uncomfortable and boring.

I'm more afraid of what he's going to charge than of what he's going to do to me.

I used to be!!!! I had an evil dentist who would make me bleed and bleed. Now I got to a different dentist and I have yet to bleed! She so nice and I'm not afraid any more!

Its the pain Im afraid of and my dentist is VERY aware of it

Nope not a all...

Terribly. I've got a chipped front tooth....smack where everyone sees it & I'm too afraid to go to the dentist to have it fixed. Need my wisdom teeth out, too.

I don't mind the dentist. The people there are nice. I don't look forward to going but it doesn't bother me.

I'm afraid of anesthesia! I sort of panic.

My dentist is super-awesome. I've had fillings done with only the topical anesthetic. I'm supposed to have a new dentist with my health plan... but I'm afraid of going to the new dentist.

I enjoy eating and smiling, so I don't avoid going. It's much better to catch problems before they get bigger, more painful, and more expensive