Do you like visiting the dentist?

Philippines
September 1, 2010 7:58am CST
It's an odd question I know. But I never really enjoy visiting the dentist. That must be the reason that I suffer today. :(
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@catalyser (531)
• Malaysia
1 Sep 10
I don't mind visiting the dentist. I like the dentist here than the one at my hometown but its oh soo much more expensive here ( Studying in Australia btw). Cost me 280aud for two fillings. But I could make small talk with my dentist here which is ok, at least I could talk to him and not like the one I usually visit in at my hometown
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• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Owww!!! You are so BRAVE!!! I could actually salute you on that!!! I wish I could be that casual with my dentist. Well, I'm a talker so I really talk to people even when I'm scared. But talking to the dentist can't really make me feel at home!!!
• Philippines
3 Sep 10
Hahaha... He must be really nice then...
• Malaysia
3 Sep 10
Its actually hard being the dentist (according to my dentist). haha My dentist said that sometimes, people would say that they hated him but then, they would quickly change their statement that it was not personal, they just hated dentists. Haha.. I don't blame the people though, its soo expensive!!
• Japan
1 Sep 10
I doubt anyone likes the dentist. I mean if you have no trouble with your teeth your not going to the dentist, which means you going for pain or trouble. Both are never good things in life.
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• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Right... I wish there was another way of doing the pulling than just going to the dentist...
• India
5 Nov 10
Welcome to mylot ken Thank you so much for response, sorry for commenting late. HAPPY DIWALI Professor. . Cheers God bless you.
• Japan
1 Sep 10
Well people might like the dentist (doctor) but not having to go to one.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
30 Sep 10
Hi invisiblelady, when having any dental problem I feel reluctant to pay a visit to the dentist since my childhood. I was scared of the injection as well as the extraction. I feel sick as well if having any tooth filling up. I would feel the severe pain on the particular part of the gum in a sudden while having grinding. I have been visiting the same dentist since I had my first job due to his skillful dental skill. But it's rather sad that nowadays I have to wait in the long queue to see him for he has gained good reputation. This has attracted lots of people to seek for his excellent dental service. I hate to waste my time waiting for my time to see the dentis. if I could I always wait until the last moment when I couldn't stand for the pain or uncomfortableness I'm then willing to visit the dentist Happy posting
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
4 Oct 10
It couldn't deny that dentist is an admirable professional personage who plays an important role in our life. If without any dental clinic in our place surely we would suffer from the dental problem. seems that dentist is a person that makes us to hate as well as to love
• Philippines
30 Sep 10
Wow!!! You sounded just like me!!! I never ever ever ever wanted to visit a dentist... That's why I'm suffering now.. Right!!! I still have an appointment with my dentist now, which is supposed to be two weeks ago, but I'm still not in the mood of going... Yay!!!!!!!!!
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• Philippines
4 Oct 10
Yeah. right! I wish you could see my eyes rolling while reading your comment! Hahaha...
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1 Sep 10
Eek. I don't see how anyone could enjoy it. There's always the threat of fillings or worse. I think my fear is rooted in the memory of having my wisdom tooth extracted. Despite being told it wouldn't hurt because of the injection... It blimin' hurt! The feeling of pressure as it was being pulled and the suction-like noise as it came out were probably the worst bits. Of course healing afterward was no picnic either.
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• Philippines
2 Sep 10
I know, it's dumb question, right? LOL!!! I hate it!!! If there would only be other ways to do it.....
• India
5 Nov 10
The wisdom teeth are deep seated, certainly painful.. Thank you so much, sorry for commenting late. HAPPY DIWALI Professor. . Cheers God bless you.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
1 Sep 10
Even as a child visits to the dentists were not something i looked forward to. i still don't. It seems the more times you visit them, the more things they want to try out on you. At least as a child, the dentist gave you a little reward. I know that seeing a dentist is important, so I'll just have to make the best of it!
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
I know, right!!! I wish I have visited the dentist more often before so I don't have to do it now!!! I'm 22 and I feel like crying at the sight of the dentist!
• India
5 Nov 10
You are right sender, they really experment on our teeth.. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. HAPPY DIWALI Professor. . Cheers God bless you.
• Philippines
8 Nov 10
@felizman (19)
• Uruguay
1 Sep 10
I hate the dentist. It's annoying, painful and expensive xD
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• Philippines
2 Sep 10
True!!! Ahhh!!!
• India
5 Nov 10
Welcome to mylot and my discussions Thank you so much . HAPPY DIWALI Professor. . Cheers God bless you.
@youless (112100)
• Guangzhou, China
3 Sep 10
Of course I don't like going to see the dentist. It will be a bad news for me. If it is not necessary, I never want to go there. I love China
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
4 Oct 10
It's very true that we always feel reluctant to pay a visit to the dentist! Even when we have grown up or become older But he is still the hero who saves us when encountering severe dental problem
• Philippines
3 Sep 10
Me too!!! If there could only be just another simplest way...just not to be able to go to the dentist.. I would rather have that way!
• Philippines
4 Oct 10
Ahhh!!! Now I'm reminded again that I still have one remaining appointment with my dentist. Just the thought of it makes me wanna cry! I think I'm crazy! Hahaha
@LIENROSE (910)
• Philippines
4 Sep 10
sad my dear, are you suffering from a toothache? for me even though I do not visit my dentist at least twice every year, It was just a proper personal hygiene right? happy mylotting, hope you will be okay now,
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
I know, I know... I should have done this before. But I didn't so I was suffering now. I have to visit the dentist again next week... I'm trying to brace myself. I have one last tooth that needed to be pulled. Ahhh!!!
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
16 Sep 10
one say, i hate go to dentist...
• Philippines
27 Sep 10
Yeah!
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
4 Sep 10
I honestly don't believe that there is a person alive in this world that would say that they enjoy going to the dentist. I know that I don't like it at all. I have TMJ, so whenever I have to go to the dentist's office, it causes me a great amount of pain regardless of whether it is just a regular cleaning or if it is fillings. It is awful to be quite honest. I will avoid going to the dentist's office at all costs because of the discomfort if causes me.
• Philippines
14 Sep 10
That is true!!! I've actually told myself that I would never ever make myself go to dentist anymore. I will try my best to keep my teeth healthy all by myself.
• India
29 Oct 10
Hello invisiblelady No it is not an odd question,, my teeth are healthy even at 65 age, i don't chew tobacoo, betel leaves, no drinks, i use good brand tooth paste and herbal powders.. so there is no need to go for check ups, yes i got my lower middle teeth extracted in the recent past.. Thank you so much. Professor. . Cheers God bless you.
• Philippines
5 Nov 10
Wow!!! That sounds so great! I admire you. You're just like my dad!!! How awesome it is for a person to be able to keep his teeth healthy!
@katiesueg (257)
• Italy
1 Sep 10
I hate going to the dentist. I think I am more afraid of going to see the dentist than I was to give birth. I just finished having a lot of dental work done. I have to admit that she (the dentist) did a good job and I felt no pain through all the work she did (until I got the bill. That was painful). I still don't like going to the dentist, though.
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Ahhh! I actually thought about giving birth while I'm at the dentist last Monday. I don't have any child yet. And I'm actually thinking that if I'm afraid with the dentist, would it be the same in giving birth? I honestly want to have a baby... But the "pain" thing makes me want to just adopt. Lol!!!
@dealerlv (264)
• Latvia
1 Sep 10
No I do not like. But this must be done becouse for health care must be taken. It is hard to pull onself together and go to the dentist but when this is done then it is good feeling. The more often go a dentist as soon as everything is being repaired.
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
I know.. I wish I have done this before so as not to be doing this now... But I'm decided to undergo this all at once now... Hopefully everything will be fine...
1 Sep 10
of course, I don't :( but I'm using retainer so I'm my doctor's slayer n visit her so often :(
• Omagh, Northern Ireland
2 Sep 10
You're a Slayer?....Buffy?! is that You?
• Philippines
3 Sep 10
What are you talking about?
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Ow..... I wouldn't want to have a retainer if that would cause me to visit the doctor more often.
@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
1 Sep 10
Yes, I actually don't mind going to the dentist. I have had the same dentist for 30 years. I am quite comfortable with him and all the employees there- even his daughter has now joined the practice. I am a little nervous when getting a needle in the mouth for numbing.. But he has even given me a prescription for muscle relaxers for my jaw (TMJ) and to relax me before I come in to his office. Other than the occasional cavity- I just go every 6 months for a cleaning and they check me out with x-rays every year and I am usually good to go.
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Owww!!! I wish I have been like that before. So I don't have to suffer now. But at the moment, I have to practice enjoying my time at the clinic. By the time I'll be able to do so, I might as well not might going to him. Lol
@jd107nette (1454)
• Philippines
1 Sep 10
hahaa!!! i very well understand your sentiment invisiblelady, actually, we share the same concern!!! Whenever I'm scheduled to visit a dentist, either my stomach hurt or my head hurt... LOL... (an excuse...)... dentists are terrifying!!! HAha
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
LOL!!!! I think I have used that kind of excuse before. And I promise not to do that again because I'm suffering right now
• India
5 Nov 10
Probably no body likes to go to a dentist lol At 65 i have very healthy teeth, Thank you so much for this nice discussion HAPPY DIWALI Professor. . Cheers God bless you.
@sjlskl (3382)
• Singapore
1 Sep 10
I never enjoy it as well. What I hate most is when they start drilling on my molar in order to fill up the cavities. I remember seeing a syringe that they use. Somehow, it seem so much bigger than one that the doctor use.
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Awww!!!!! I try to close my eyes so I won't see what they're doing to me until everything's done...
• Thailand
1 Sep 10
everyone don't like to see doctor or dentist. me too. but when we got sick or something bad we must go to see doctor.
• Philippines
2 Sep 10
Yeah!!!!!!