Dental anesthesia, or lack of it....
by Chanda
(UK)
My horror story starts with dental visits when I was about 10 years of age (a good 30 + years ago)
My teeth would be drilled with no pain relief or dental anesthesia (if it was given, I don't recall and only remember the pain) I had a number of teeth that needed to be attended to and my experiences were pure hell!
Truth be told, I think child birth is a better experience than those horrible excruciating visits.
I will religiously take my children to the dentist but to date will only visit when I am in pain.
I know this is not good for my health and getting more consistent care would prevent toothaches.
I am afraid I am one of those clients who tend to miss their appointments. Any ideas that you can give me would be much appreciated.