Does anyone actually like going to the dentist?

toastedpickles

I've to go to the dentist tomorrow, or tonight depending, I hate going, I don't have a fear of them, but I don't feel so great knowing there's a person with a drill in my mouth, trained professional or not. I was saying it to a few people in college today and each of them replied with something like "ugh" or "ew" it was all negative, which got me thinking, does anyone actually go "oh boy the dentist! I can't wait to go!"

So AH do any of you like the dentist?

Wishiwasa Littlebitaller

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLm2VPC_ois

buyer95

Poll needed.

hoodwinked

i do, but i have never had anything seriously wrong with my teeth never even needed a filling,

i'd go every day but it's too expensive

Stheno

Yes, it's lovely going in, getting my teeth cleaned and coming out with shiny cleaner teeth

TheDoctor

I do!

Lying back on the chair, dentist leans in pushed her chest against the top of my head.

Always makes me so relaxed

toastedpickles

buyer95 wrote: »

Poll needed.

Done

hoodwinked wrote: »

i do, but i have never had anything seriously wrong with my teeth never even needed a filling,

i'd go every day but it's too expensive

Anytime I do go it's usually for a filling, they're fascinated by my teeth and how straight they are, I've never had braces and they're amazed by this for some unknown reason

bumper234

toastedpickles wrote: »

I've to go to the dentist tomorrow, or tonight depending, I hate going, I don't have a fear of them, but I don't feel so great knowing there's a person with a drill in my mouth, trained professional or not. I was saying it to a few people in college today and each of them replied with something like "ugh" or "ew" it was all negative, which got me thinking, does anyone actually go "oh boy the dentist! I can't wait to go!"

So AH do any of you like the dentist?

I suppose it depends on whether you have been awake for 3 nights with a massive toothache.

hoodwinked

toastedpickles wrote: »

Anytime I do go it's usually for a filling, they're fascinated by my teeth and how straight they are, I've never had braces and they're amazed by this for some unknown reason

my dentist says the same for me,i never had braces either, although he did once ask how i have a tooth in my head? considering i grew up on sweets and chocolate, still eat them a lot i drink fizzy drinks and worse again, fruit juices including freshly squeezed lemon juice,



i brush twice a day with regular toothpaste on a regular brush and they are perfect, i guess i am one of the lucky ones

toastedpickles

hoodwinked wrote: »

my dentist says the same for me,i never had braces either, although he did once ask how i have a tooth in my head? considering i grew up on sweets and chocolate, still eat them a lot i drink fizzy drinks and worse again, fruit juices including freshly squeezed lemon juice,



i brush twice a day with regular toothpaste on a regular brush and they are perfect, i guess i am one of the lucky ones

I do the same and here we are Ah sure! It was really sore all morning, and doing a structures exam with a tooth ache was not fun in the slightest

hoodwinked

toastedpickles wrote: »

I do the same and here we are Ah sure! It was really sore all morning, and doing a structures exam with a tooth ache was not fun in the slightest

*Radiates smugness* :P

Magenta

Doesn't bother me at all.

toastedpickles

hoodwinked wrote: »

*Radiates smugness* :P

*mutters profanities* :P

orangesoda

well it's the only time i have an attractive blonde with her hands in my mouth so take a guess

The Backwards Man

My dentist is retired in Antigua with all the money I gave him, I'd love to visit him.

brummytom

I don't think there's anything I hate more than the dentist.

I Heart Internet

I don't mind going to the dentist.

If I have a problem with my teeth - they often fix it, otherwise they give them a nice clean/scrape, etc.

I once went to a dentist (not in Ireland) and she happened to be a female brazilian dentist in her late 20s. She was lovely, she was.

Ruu

Watch the brilliant documentaries, The Dentist and The Dentist 2 before you go. It'll put your mind at ease.

Kermit.de.frog

Ever notice the way you never leave the dentist without another appointment?

True story.

toastedpickles

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Ever notice the way you never leave the dentist without another appointment?

True story.

Mind = blown

Cazzoenorme

It depends on the procedure, can't stand the drill hitting sensitive spots when getting my teeth cleaned. Makes me squirm just thinking about it.

La_Gordy

I have a really nice dentist in Lucan and it's a pleasure to go. I only had one dentist I really hated going to and that was because he was a patronising git.

toastedpickles

La_Gordy wrote: »

I have a really nice dentist in Lucan and it's a pleasure to go. I only had one dentist I really hated going to and that was because he was a patronising git.

There was a dentist i had when i was smaller and she was forever telling me that I was lazy and useless and various other mean things

Grayson

I don't mind going, but my wallet hates it. It costs soo much to get work done here.

czech/romanian/hungarian/polist dentist, here I come.

Duggy747

"Is it safe?"

3 words you never want to hear your dentist say.

Lukehandypants

TheDoctor wrote: »

I do!

Lying back on the chair, dentist leans in pushed her chest against the top of my head.

Always makes me so relaxed

I was just about to post about that.
It's like been cradled by my mother, except my dentist is a man with boobs like Robert Paulson.

kowloon

His name was Robert Paulson.

harry Bailey esq

Roy Keane

PLL

I used to be absolutely terrified of the dentist, until 3 weeks ago. I got a wicked bad pain in one of my teeth, it was as bad as childbirth so I had no choice but to go to the dentist. The pain outweighed the fear. My dentist (a random internet search) is one of the nicest people I've ever met. I've been back every week since, happily, to sort out my teeth.

I had an x-ray last weds and when he asked me to take out my earring I lost it somewhere under the machine, he spent 10 mins helping me look for it! Even when I said it was grand, it wasn't expensive he continued on his hands and knees looking for it. Never met a medical professional like him.

toastedpickles

PLL wrote: »

I used to be absolutely terrified of the dentist, until 3 weeks ago. I got a wicked bad pain in one of my teeth, it was as bad as childbirth so I had no choice but to go to the dentist. The pain outweighed the fear. My dentist (a random internet search) is one of the nicest people I've ever met. I've been back every week since, happily, to sort out my teeth.

I had an x-ray last weds and when he asked me to take out my earring I lost it somewhere under the machine, he spent 10 mins helping me look for it! Even when I said it was grand, it wasn't expensive he continued on his hands and knees looking for it. Never met a medical professional like him.

Where is this individual? I might pay him a visit

Flippyfloppy

I never minded going, but now that I'm a mother going to the dentist is like going on a spa retreat

OakeyDokey

Had a horrible experience with a dentist when I was 15. I had to get a tooth pulled and he did it so bad I was basically uncontrollably bleeding and he had to give me a lot of stitches. I fainted and didn't go back. I found out the locals had nicknamed him the butcher which if I had known before I wouldn't of went to him!

I was persuaded to go to a dentist about two years after that and this guy was absolutely lovely (and hot!) so I guess it's down to the dentist really but it's hard to go when you have had a traumatic experience.

Franticfrank

Once they whipped out this book called "The Big Book of British Smiles". Been terrified ever since.

PLL

toastedpickles wrote: »

Where is this individual? I might pay him a visit

That sounded very ominous, please don't hurt my kind dentist :eek:

He is in Killarney.

KKkitty

Used to hate the dentist but not so much anymore. I'd rather go get a problem sorted than be in pain with it.

Lia_lia

I don't mind going to the dentist. I've had braces, got 4 teeth pulled for braces, 2 wisdom teeth out, dry socket at one stage, few fillings... Never a really had a bad experience with a dentist visit though. It seems to be the ones that had a bad experience that hate going so much!

Lone Stone

i just got back from the dentist i cant feel my face, but the lady assistant was shamayyyzzzing to the eyes.

Humanbean

Yes! Last time I went the dentist asked me out on a date!

Vandango

I have an absolute phobia of dentists. All thanks to being the youngest in my family and hearing all the horror stories.

Princess Peach

It's only in the past year I've been able to go to the dentist without some form of sedative. Still hate it though, had a bad experience when I was younger with a dentist who wouldn't believe me when I said the anaesthetic wasn't working

Inventive User Name

I was going to the dentist every eight weeks or so for the guts of 7 years! I got used to it. Didn't mind it too much, but the worst part is when you have to bite into that gooey stuff to make an impression of your teeth. You have to keep it in for about a minute, I kept gagging and my eyes were watering, horrible feeling!

jokettle

I don't mind the dentist. Growing up, my dentist was a weak elderly woman who just wasn't strong enough to carry out procedures so she inadvertently caused a good deal of pain (getting half a baby tooth extracted after the other half had been wrenched out by corn on the cob is still one of the most traumatic things I've gone through. Over an hour of her desperately tugging at my mouth while my mother tried her best to keep in the chair....not fun). My current dentist is great though!

Every time I get my teeth cleaned I treat myself to the sugariest muffin/cake/biscuit I can find in the nearest cafe. Not only is it a great reward for getting through another appointment, but feeling the sugar coat the too-clean teeth really is a marvelous sensation.

whirlpool

I love going to the dentist!

WilyCoyote

Some young things (and auld ones) obviously do:

A young thing - by name of Malone,
Went to the dentist alone,
In a fit of depravity,
He filled her wrong cavity,
Now see how his practice has grown!

Galwayguy35

I didn't mind it until about 2 years ago when I got a tooth out and it turned into a dry socket, never felt pain like it.

Now I dread the dentist.

Nodster

Don't bad mouth Dentists.....they have filling too

pow wow

I love love LOVE going to the dentist, my current one anyway. A few years ago with my former dentist she was injecting the anaesthetic away and asked if it was going numb after each dose. Clearly thinking I was yanking her chain for the lulz when I said I could still feel everything she decided to start drilling anyway. Jesus and his dentist wept.

Voodoomelon

I went to the dentist 6 months ago. I hadn't been in 15 years, never had any problems and just kept putting it off.

Got 6 fillings, all of which were grand, no real pain to speak of at all.

deseil

The last time I was at the dentist I decided to try the laser whitening offer they had on.
Sweet mother of f#ck it was the worst thing I have ever experienced, it was fine for about 10 minutes after I left and then every nerve in every tooth started buzzing the most horrendous pain straight up to my brain.

If you've ever eaten a granny smith and got sensitive teeth after, multiply that by a million
I had to rob a valium off my nanna swallowed down with a half bottle of wine to ease it.

My dentist has huge knockers, they rest on my forehead!

Noccy_Mondy

Usually no. But I had an appointment to get my teeth whitened a few weeks ago. I was as giddy as a schoolgirl going in Now dey ar butiful