Friday Five - 03/06/09

[Refugee 7]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

3. Describe your best dental experience:

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

[Echosoftom 3]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? - I'm okay with it.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: When I was very young I went to this dentist and because I was scared and kept moving. He smacked me. I don't remember telling my parents but we never went there again.

3. Describe your best dental experience: Years ago I walked into this office and they totally made me feel comfortable. They were the ones who turned me around about going to the dentist. He did a root canal on me and I never felt one iota of pain.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? - I try but I don't like I should.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? - If I absolutely had to for a reason other than just cosmetics.

[Refugee 7]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? - I hate the dentist! Next to my fear of flying, this is my other fear. I get really freaked out when I have to go.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: - I was 23 years old and just had my first child. I had lost most of my fillings due to the pregnancy. I had the most insensitive dentist work on me, when I tried to tell him the Novacaine was wearing off and I could feel the pain, he called me a liar and tried to continue working on me, I flipped out and out of his chair and office. Next day, I found another dentist who had to work on me and also calm me down, poor man. I've never gotten over that experience and to this day, just hate dentists.

3. Describe your best dental experience: - Dr. Manchester here in my town. He took courses and teaches other dentists to work with us that fear them. He's extremely gentle and gives me pills to help me calm down and gives me gas to make my experience more pleasant. I'm still a handful though, lol.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? - Oh yes, I'm a little obsessive about it.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? - Yes.

[agirl 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? - I don't like going to the dentist or the doctor.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: - I had to have a crown.

3. Describe your best dental experience: - I can't think of one. I've never really had anything done. I have great teeth.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? - daily

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? - I think it's fine, but I wouldn't want to have them.

[WildflowerNJ 136]

Friday Five - 03/06/09

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

I go every 6 months...my dentist is a very nice woman and I do not mind at all...

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

I was very young...4 or 5? and my Mom was in the room, too. The dentist just kept jabbing me and I was making sounds...it hurt. Well, it hurt so much I bit down on his finger....he sprayed me with the water thingy. Needless to say, I did not want to go to the dentist after that...but I got over it..

3. Describe your best dental experience:

All the ones I have now...

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

I do....of course...

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

I would..

[Starfish 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? I have no problem going to the dentist - I don't look forward to it, but I don't dread it, either.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: I hated having my mouth numbed for a filling when I was a kid (kids today have no idea what torture it used to be!) and once asked him to drill without numbing me - that lasted about 2 seconds, LOL!

3. Describe your best dental experience: The dentist we have now is wonderful, period.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? daily

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? sure, if I needed them

[AmyLou 5]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

Don't mind it at all, I have the cutest dentist, Dr. Tony, who always asks about TPaTH!

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

Had my wisdom teeth pulled in college and I got sick afterwards - ugh!

3. Describe your best dental experience:

Is there really a best one?

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

try to

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

yes - been there done that, maybe would not do it again but it was necessary at the time

[DCAHNM 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? Necessary Evil.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: I'm sure it had something to do with having teeth pulled.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

Can't think of one.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

not as often as I really should. "I hate to floss. I now know how hard it is to stop smoking. It's as hard as it is to start flossing. Man, you seem kinda jittery. Yeah, 'cause I'm about to floss!" -Mitch

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

No way. Already wore braces for at least 4 years.. No MORE!

[Magnolia 171]

^ HAHAHA, Emily! I love Mitch.

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

Ah, don't really mind. Just one of those things you have to do.

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

Probably having my wisdom teeth pulled.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

I loved going to the dentist as a kid. I had the hugest crust

on my dentist!

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

Yep, like Ref - kinda obsessive about it.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

I suppose I would. I'm glad I've never needed them, though.

They look painful.

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[Pawie 6]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

I don't have a problem with it. As an adult I always had good ones. With one exception and he never saw me again.

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

As a kid I went and the lady dentist was totally insensitive. She used one of those old fashioned drills you use a pedal to run and it hurt so bad. She went on and on and I a total fear for years. It passed when I met the first adult dentist I had to see.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

My last Swedish dentist and my current here are gems. They know the job in all ways possible.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

I oughta do it more often.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

Yes.

[weird monkey 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

I'm terrified of dentists (see #2)

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

Long story short, I had a lot of dental problems as a child, but the dentist never scared me until I was 12. I had an eyetooth so impacted, it grew in sideways and required surgery to remove. The surgeon didn't put me to sleep (ie, no general anethesia) and I remember hearing and feeling the sensation of having the roof of my mouth broken, the tooth exctracted, having no recovery time, and being terribly sick as I got in the car to go home. I was in bed for 3 days with the right side of my face swollen like a grapefruit, and when they finally made me go to school, even one of the teachers made fun of how I looked.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

I had a great dentist for a couple years who took the time to get to know his patients a little, and would remember from visit to visit little details. He and his assistant were very gentle, and I never hesitated to go to him. Then he took a year off to do charity work and I went to his partner. I never saw the guy, and by the time his hygienist was done with a routine cleaning, my mouth felt like it had had a root canal, and she badgered me the whole time about flossing, quitting smoking (I did quit about 12 years ago, but no thanks to that b*tch). The 'good' dentist decided not to return to the practice after his year was up, but pursue cosmetic dentistry instead. My fear of dentistry returned with a vengance after that.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

Daily. And anytime I feel I have something caught in my teeth. I hate that feeling.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

If need be, but it's unlikely. I had them as a kid (after the surgery trauma, but I didn't fear the orthodonist, although I involuntarily bit him once when he startled me).

When I see adults with braces, I think, 'good for them!', because it must make them feel very self conscious, but the results are worth it.

[SingsInFrench 262]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? I don't mind at all.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: I've never had a bad one.

3. Describe your best dental experience: I like the feeling of my teeth after a cleaning, and it's relaxing leaning back in the dentist chair

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? Not as regularly as I should

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? Yes. If you know you have an attractive smile, you smile more.

[Pettyjunkie 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?-I don't mind it.

2. Describe your worst dental experience:-I had to get some cavities filled and they didn't give me any numbing. They were okay because they weren't deep at all, until the last one. When they got to the last one, it was deeper than they originally thought and he hit something with his drill and I want to take that drill and and drill in his face. It hurt SO bad!

3. Describe your best dental experience:-I've only been to the dentist a few times so I can't say I've had a "best".

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?-Nope, but I should.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?-If I absolutely had to.

[surfnburn 5]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? I don't mind. I like their chairs...lol I think the bills hurt more. My last visit for a cap cost over $1,000.

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

I had a bad root canal experience about 20 years ago. Other than that, it has been okay.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

The dentist knew what he was doing with a novocain needle. I didn't feel much and he talked about some interesting things while he was drilling.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

no...I should do it more.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

No

[wild1forever 152]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? I don't mind it now that I have found a competent dentist.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: Oh geez, there are dozens. How much time do you have?

3. Describe your best dental experience: My current dentist understands what a wimp I am; I really appreciate that about him.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? Yes.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? Sure.

[emmie 2]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

I don't mind actually, I'd soon visit the dentist then the doctor.

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

When I was in my 20's I had several abcesses in my teeth, those visits were excrutiating.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

Right now, I've been having cosmetic dental work slowly but surely for the past year. I like my whiter teeth.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

Yes

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

No

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[Dynabeat Tim 0]

1. How do you like going to the dentist ? It beats divorce court , but not by much.

2. worst experience ? When I was a young man, I had a reaction to the gas they give you to numb your cheek, it caused a reaction, not unlike Viagra does to some men, the dental assistant, came in the room, and she said "oh my gosh" "we better cut the dosage on the next one" ( it didn't help that she was cute ) I was embarrassed, but at the same time, I didn't feel any pain. Go figure.

3. In retrospect, it could be ....see above.

4. do you floss on a regular basis ? somewhat

5. braces ? possibly, although, I think I will just wait for implanted teeth. I knew a woman, once , who had huge bucked teeth, a real sweet heart, but her teeth held her back in jobs , etc. Years later when a dentist suggested braces for my daughters, I did not hesitate, as I never wanted them to experience the hurt that my friend did.

[Desert*Rose 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? I HATE dentists...

2. Describe your worst dental experience: Every time I went with braces and they put a new person on me...

3. Describe your best dental experience: There is no such thing

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? Uhh...no...heh...

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? HELL no!!! I had them a few years ago...NEVER again!!!

[DCAHNM 0]

^ HAHAHA, Emily! I love Mitch.

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Just couldn't help myself.. lol.

I might just have to be an anti-dentite after reading about some of these stories. (orthodontist=torture!)

[KansasPettyFan 1]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? I don't mind it at all these days.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: I used to go to a dentist who did a few fillings with shots in the gum only, no nitrous oxide. That was a bitch! :eek:

3. Describe your best dental experience: Last Fall for a root canal. Bose noise canceling headphones, iPod with all of my very favorite songs on a playlist, and nitrous oxide. I had a good 'ol time. lol No pain during or after, the worst pain was the infection in the tooth before he fixed it. Yeeks!

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? Try to.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? Definitely.

[kelly 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist? My dentist is great. I've been going to the same one since I was about 5 years old.

2. Describe your worst dental experience: Waking up from anesthesia during oral surgery to remove my 4 impacted wisdom teeth. Yes, DURING THE SURGERY! I could not talk because my mouth was packed with gauze. I cried and flailed around until they gave me another shot.

3. Describe your best dental experience: Finally getting my braces removed.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis? No, and its terrible. Its really important.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult? Not unless it was absolutely neccessary. Wearing braces was the most (and most consistently) painful experience of my life!

[LizzieB 0]

1. How do you feel about going to the dentist?

Call me weird, but I love going to the dentist. I love getting my teeth cleaned, which is all that I ever have to have done. I love my dentist. And look at how cute he is http://www.penchasdentistry.com/

2. Describe your worst dental experience:

Back in high school, getting a dental mold and the goo was oozing down my throat and making me gag.

3. Describe your best dental experience:

Everytime I get my teeth cleaned. My hygenist is hilarious. Last time they said they could hear us laughing in the waiting room.

4. Do you floss on a regular basis?

Every singe day.

5. If need be, would you consider wearing braces as an adult?

I've already done that. I'm so glad I did.