Scared of the Dentist

Seriously folks, this doesn't scream troll? Yeah, lose all the baby teeth but one, no fear, this one at 18 and scared? Well she was 18 a few minutes ago....

You know what it is like to get a shot at the doctor, right? You've had routine vaccinations, I'm assuming.

The dentist I use also uses a numbing agent on top of the gum, and then gives the shot to numb the area. Yes, there is a bit of pain, but it really isn't that much, and it goes away pretty quickly. It is mostly a little "prick".

depending on how loose it is-" like almost ready to come out and can twist it but still attached loose"- we had a hanging (but attached) tooth in my young son's mouth and he wanted it out . He was afraid he would swallow it at night ( this however was his first tooth loose) and dental floss did the trick. A dentist will probably just twist and pull it and it will be over very quickly but hard to say without knowing how loose. It sounds a bit on older side for baby tooth so always best to get dentist's opinion but if you want to try - clean hands and dental floss made a clean separation of tooth and gum for my little guy and didn't hurt him. I just couldn't pull it . Also had hubby do the dental floss trick. Have clean mouth and rinse after. Regardless what you do, I would see dentist either way before or after tooth coming out. Good luck. There is always a crisp apple....

You have a long difficult life ahead if you work more on avoiding pain than on doing what needs to be done. Go to the dentist!

I have a phobia of dentists but taking care of my teeth is way more important than worrying about a tiny amount of pain.

BTW, you can go to a dentist that will give you a red liquid to drink, it will make you very sleepy and you won't remember a thing.