+131 When you were a kid, you were scared of the dentist out of fear of pain. As an adult, you're scared of it because of the cost that pains your wallet. amirite?

by Anonymous 1 year ago

No, it's still the pain. And they act like each painkiller is an entire shipment of heroin.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

2 extractions, dry socket, writhing in pain. Here let's put some clove oil on it and prescribe Tylenol 3. Useless. To be fair the clove oil did wonders.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Nope, the pain is what scares me. My dentist bill has never been over 100€ so nothing scary about that.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Oh you lucky, lucky Europeans. In the US if you want to have teeth, you better save up a couple grand.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Why do y'all get put under for wisdom teeth? In Denmark they just numb your face even if they have to dig it out. We don't get to have silly videos about being high on whatever it is they give you.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I think that's pretty common in the states as well as long as it's a simple extraction. I know it's normal in Canada to just have a numbing injection

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Dental assistant, it depends. Some people won't get it done without being put under. Some can't afford to be put under. Sometimes it has to do with how much work the surgeon has to put in to getting the teeth out too. A lot of places offer full anesthesia but it's usually a personal choice, different surgeons will default to one way or the other and the patient can ask for a different way.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

I see. I don't think we even have that choice. As far as I know we can choose between laughing gas and direct anesthesia with a big ass syringe. The syringe works

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Some also have that, yes. Laughing gas was used on me a lot when I was a child getting dental work done but in my adulthood, we haven't used it in our office and I haven't received it as part of my anesthesia for any dental work.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Not pain. Not money. I just don't like strangers anywhere near my face.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Dental insurance is inexpensive and worth the time to look into to find a good company that covers most dental procedures.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Not pain, not money, just dislike it when dentists act like vultures waiting for their next meal. Instead of harvesting meat, they are harvesting your teeth. Almost like crackheads, especially when it's back to back appointments. Like WTF, Just do everything once. So I don't have see you again 😂.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

No. I get free dental care. Still hate the pain from the dentist.

by Anonymous 1 year ago

Incorrect, I'm scared of the dentist because when I was little and getting my brace molds, they forcefully held my mouth shut and my head in place when I started to gag and choke on the stuff.

by Anonymous 1 year ago