Would you visit your dentist regularly?

to answer your first question nope.I dont visit my dentist reguarly. i visit him like once a year and thats too much if you ask me. I had to get a cavity filled and when the dentist came at me with that giant needle i almost ran out of the room.its scary and man.i hate the dentist!

Hi besthope44, it's an awful thing for me to visit a dentist in my childhood. Though I still had to, for I couldn't tolerate the severe pain from the decayed cheek tooth. It's a great torture to suffer from toothache and there's no choice and dentist was the only one who could "rescue" me Filling a tooth was more scary than extracting tooth. The pain and fear as well as the worry during the filling process was really frighten and unbearable. Time seemed going very slow. When getting older I know to take good care of the teeth would cut down the times of visiting the dentist. So nowadays I would like to visit my dentist whenever there is a need only Happy posting

I go every six months. I don't mind going to the dentist the only thing I don't like about it is the loud tools. If they made quieter tools it would be better because hearing the loud tools makes it seem more painful than it actually is in my mind.

Routine dental visits are important to hygiene and care of our teeth. even though it can seem like a pain and a nuisance, i would still visit my dentist on a regular basis. i would not be sorry that i did it.

Visiting the dentist can be a scary experience. Growing up my mother never took me to the dentist regularly, and as a result I end up with a whole bunch of cavities. After turning 18 I couldn't afford to go to the dentist on my own. Now being 22 last year I finally got all the work I need done I had to get 7 teeth remove four being my wisdom teeth and three that started decaying. I had to get a whole bunch of fillings, two cleanings, and finally I finished up in March. Even though going to the dentist is scary it's not as bad as going to the emergency because you have unbearable toothaches.

When I was a little girl, I caught my mom's fear of the dentist. When she was a teenager back in the 1930's dentistry was not as advanced as it is today. She lived in a small town, and her dentist wasn't a very good one. You all know that long needle that the dentist uses to give the shots to dull the pain. That dentist went to give my mom that shot and the needle broke off in her jaw. It is no wonder my mother was afraid of dentists. I overheard her telling these stories when I was young. One week when I was in elementary school, my dad had to work in another city and Mom and I went with him. They enrolled me in a new school just for that week, and it happened to be the week children were being called out of class one by one to see a dentist who was there to check the teeth of each student. When I heard about this, I was so scared I went into the rest room to hide. My mother had to come and get me out and she explained the dentist was only going to look at my teeth -- nothing else. And that's what happened. Unfortunately, he found a couple of cavities, and when we got back home I had to start seeing the dentist for real. Until I moved away from home, I had to go regularly every year or so for the teeth cleaning, etc, and I also had lots of fillings when I was growing up. I think I even had one tooth pulled. I hated going to the dentist and having my teeth cleaned for all the same reasons the rest of you do. Back then the drills were much noisier than they are today. When I was in college, I had to visit a dentist when I came home sometimes. I went to UCLA, and this dentist had gone to SC, and the two schools are rivals. He would wait until he had my mouth propped open and couldn't talk, and then he would start talking about how good the SC teams was, and such things. I thought that was unkind. The funny thing is, after I grew up, I didn't seem to need as much dental work as when I was a child. But I did have to have a dental implant a couple of years ago. The pain wasn't as bad as not being able to eat real food while my mouth was healing. I am overdue for another dental visit and teeth cleaning session now, with a new dentist my husband likes, and my hairdresser also says he is good. I still dread going, and I hate giving up the time it takes out of my day to go. But I don't fear it as much as I used to because the dental equipment has advanced so much that it's a much quieter and less painful experience that it used to be. And since I hear dental problems can affect your heart, I realize I have to go to the dentist whether I want to or not.

I try to visit the dentist twice per year to get my teeth cleaned. I have had to have a tooth pulled also. I was afraid fo the pain but there wasn't really any.

Dear friend, May be about 3 years back I just went to dentist for tooth pick. Also had a teeth clean up. The tooth pick up was bit painful, it was an extra tooth that came out of the actual way it has to come. I know at times it would be a terrible experience when one of my aunt had a tooth problems. She was bed ridden for one week with pain in the teeth and cheek. After that no more dentist. After that I did had any tooth problems until now. Hope not to have any.

well i usually hate going to the dentist because you have to open your mouth for more than 30 minutes and even hours. But that is the only reason why i hate going to the dentist.

I don;t visit my dentist regularly, just only when something inside my mouth hurts and my patience is worn enough to deal with the pain. The main reason that i don't visit my dentist is that I don't need. My set of teeth are perfectly fine and all I have to do is brush my teeth to keep them shiny and bright. However, earlier this year I detected a pain in my mouth that won't go away That forced me to visit my dentist. Turns out I had wisdom teeth erupting in my gum line and I have to remove it surgically. I consented to removing the tooth that is most likely to give damage but keep the other since the removal will cost me extra and the other tooth are giving me pain. Basically, that's only time I visited my dentist. Never stepped in that office since that day.

Well,good for me.Haven't faced any situation of this kind.My teeth are doing good and i don't know,i am fine this way.

Yes I regularly visit my dentist every 6 months but if I encountered problem anytime. I'd rather asked the dentist extracted my teeth than endures the pain. The last time I visit her, she extracted 5 teeth at the same time. I make my mind busy wondering of something excitements to fights my nervous while sitting in the dentist chair. I did not see her though when comes the time she injected the anesthesia into my gum. If only there are other options for toothache I won't go for this process.

I go to the dentist every six months for a cleaning. I don't mind the dentist that much, I just hate novicane shots. I hate going and getting a cavity filled or other major dental work done. But I don't mind a cleaning and as long as I make sure to go to those, I usually don't have to go in for a cavity or anything else.

Hi besthope actually i visit my dentist every 5 months to have a cleaning but in my situation now i visit my dentist every 4 days because of my root canal going there every 4 days is giving me a tension because it is difficult every day having a new experienced. An experienced that i would not forget like a situation that they will put an Anastasia when every time they will put Anastasia i am scared because some Anastasia has an effect that if they will inject that you cannot feel the medicine going out to the needle of the injection , some also if they will press it you will fill the medicine going out and yes it is very very pain full i closed my eyes and when it is finish i open and my tears when out, different experiences because every time they will use a machine to clean a teeth some are pain full and the mc fear is to feel so much pain while doing that.