Someone help?

[Anonymous12]

I’ve been suffering from anxiety lately due to working in a dentist since January I’ve saw a lot of treatments and stuff etc let’s say. It’s lead me to have anxiety about my own oral health & teeth realising myself I have 11 fillings since the age of 15 (I’m now 20) so I’ve had these fillings a good 5 years. I know 11 fillings is a lot but I suffered with binge eating as a child and not taking care of my oral health as I should have, when your 15 you don’t really care about your teeth. But now it’s made me feel really depressed thinking what if In a few years due to having so many filled teeth one of them falls out and the only other option is a crown or if the crown isn’t possible, extraction of the tooth is needed and then I’m left with hardly any teeth.. I brush 3 times a day now and look after my teeth but I feel like it’s too late to look after them and to prevent this happening. It keeps me up at night thinking that my teeth might not last a lifetime and I may have dentures in my 20s or 30s or something :/ makes me want to cry I’m already self conscious as it is

 

[angeltry]

Hey Anonymous, I know this post is from 2020, but I just wanted to say I relate to how you were feeling. It makes sense that working around dental treatments made you anxious about your own teeth, especially with your past experience.

But brushing regularly now and taking care of your oral health really does make a difference. Fillings can last a long time, and having them doesn’t mean your teeth are failing. You're doing the right things now, and that matters more than what happened in the past.

Hope things have improved for you since then.