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Dental teeth cleaning 😬

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Fallingstar Fri 21-Aug-26 12:11:18

Just back from the dentist, a filling and partial clean, to be completed in 2 weeks time.
Is it just me or does anyone else hate the cleaning more than other procedures.
The filling was fine and have had extractions that are preferable. At some point the dentist will touch a nerve, despite doing it under a local.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 21-Aug-26 12:15:17

Im going this afternoon at 3.30pm.

Hate it, my teeth are sensitive so i lay in the chair totally screwed up waiying for the oww!

Oreo Fri 21-Aug-26 12:22:11

I hate it too, so put it off for as long as possible.

Silvergirl Fri 21-Aug-26 12:48:20

Yes, I find the cleaning procedure far worse than anything else. I turn stiff and stop breathing due to the grinding down. It never used to be so horrible. I take painkillers an hour before but not sure if they work.

Fallingstar Fri 21-Aug-26 12:52:07

The grinding is definitely the worst, my dentist is a nice enough chap and stops frequently to ask if I’m ok, to which I nod, though to be honest am far from ok but just want it over with.

Fallingstar Fri 21-Aug-26 12:52:37

Whitewavemark2

Im going this afternoon at 3.30pm.

Hate it, my teeth are sensitive so i lay in the chair totally screwed up waiying for the oww!

Good luck this afternoon 🤞

Witzend Fri 21-Aug-26 12:53:48

It’s got better at my dentist now - he used to use some horrible cold water implement I hated on my sensitive teeth - he’s now got one that uses warm water!
I used to tell him it was akin to a Gestapo torture…👿

Fallingstar Fri 21-Aug-26 12:54:42

Oreo

I hate it too, so put it off for as long as possible.

I did put off going to the dentist for so long that I got a really bad tooth which resulted in an abscess so I keep up with appointments now. But I totally understand why you hold off going.

Fallingstar Fri 21-Aug-26 12:56:44

Witzend

It’s got better at my dentist now - he used to use some horrible cold water implement I hated on my sensitive teeth - he’s now got one that uses warm water!
I used to tell him it was akin to a Gestapo torture…👿

Ah will mention that next time. The water is always cold when I get mine cleaned.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 21-Aug-26 13:01:18

I have my teeth cleaned by the hygienist manually, no drill cleaning I am a total wuss.

Nightsky2 Fri 21-Aug-26 13:01:32

Reminder that I’ve got to make an appointment for this tortuous treatment soon.

fancythat Fri 21-Aug-26 13:02:26

I have it put in my notes that I am a "nervous patient"!

I then get offered a hand hold. Which I sometimes accept! I find it helpful.

Casdon Fri 21-Aug-26 13:09:18

I’ve found it’s better to have it done more often. It’s only annual on the NHS for me, so I go four monthly, and pay to have them done, I hate it but it’s a much easier experience because the plaque is less . I’ve got crowded teeth at the bottom.

petra Fri 21-Aug-26 13:12:52

I’ve had the best and the worst. Tye worst was like a scene from The Boys from Brazil.
I had my last one done at a different dentist. Didn’t feel a thing.

nanna8 Fri 21-Aug-26 13:19:26

I actually like it, especially the lovely clean feeling. I don’t like fillings, though and especially the needles that precede them. Even worse is the bill afterwards !

MayBee70 Fri 21-Aug-26 17:59:09

I always seemed to lose a filling after a scrape and polish but my NHS dentist no longer does them. Although he does cram as much into my allocated 15 minutes as possible. I, too, have sensitive teeth and it’s a real Marathon Man few minutes…

kittylester Fri 21-Aug-26 18:12:18

I have a hand scale.

Whitewavemark2 Fri 21-Aug-26 22:42:39

After this afternoon, I have told my hygienist that I would never crack under torture- obvs after todays experience.

I go every three months usually, but I was ill snd cancelled and then he was ill and cancelled, so it has been 6 months.

I think he was mining for gold!

cornergran Fri 21-Aug-26 23:15:30

Think it depends who does it. There have been some horrible experiences when I’ve left shaking. The last two with a new hygienist have been painless and comfortable. Same process. It’s certainly not that my teeth have suddenly become pristine!

Jimjam1 Fri 21-Aug-26 23:25:43

My hygienist always applies a sedative gel before she starts the procedure. Makes such a difference.

crazyH Fri 21-Aug-26 23:31:35

I hate going to the Dentist 😫

kittylester Sat 22-Aug-26 07:24:06

All these people saying they hate visiting the dentist - imagine the stress on your dentists knowing how people feel about them.

Whitewavemark2 Sat 22-Aug-26 07:27:07

Oh they love it kitty - clearly a masochistic lot😄😄

Poppyred Sat 22-Aug-26 07:31:24

I have local anaesthetic before a clean otherwise I wouldn’t be able to tolerate it.

kittylester Sat 22-Aug-26 09:19:54

At one time the suicide rate among dentists was the second highest occupational group.