That headline isn’t exaggerating. I had a horrible dental cleaning experience yesterday. Now to be fair, my teeth are extremely sensitive, just like everything else on my body (thanks autism), so cleanings are never fun for me anyhow. There are always at least a few painful nerves hit during the process.
However, yesterday the lady who regularly cleans my teeth was on maternity leave so I had a new lady who was incredibly slow, annoying, and seemed to manage to hit about every nerve on every tooth, at least on the front ones. I can’t recall the number of times I flinched from the pain. At least a couple times I teared up. I was starting to wish I was having a filling instead, because at least then I would be numbed up some.
I feel bad calling the lady annoying, but to be frankly honest, she was. She was one of those people who just talks and talks and talks, which drives me crazy. It was especially hard not to be annoyed when I was already having a bad experience. A few minutes into the cleaning I was tempted to get up and say “I’m sorry, but I just can’t do this today”, and reschedule for when my normal person gets back. I managed to tough it out though. Glad it is over and my regular cleaner should be back before my next cleaning!
Maranda Russell 
Dental cleaning is not a nice experience even for me, as a person who is not sensitive at all.
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Glad I’m not alone.
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You need to try BioMin toothpaste, it’s the only one approved by the Oral Health Foundation for sensitivity relief and remineralisation. Check out their website http://www.biomin.co.uk which will give you all the information on the science behind the toothpaste – 10 years of research at Queen Mary University, London – and where youcan buy it.
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Thanks, I’ll check into it.
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Yuck! I’ve walked out before on a dental hygienist from hell, and refused to ever see her again. I would prefer something nice and strong via IV drip every dental visit.
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I agree, drugs would be nice.
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It’s not pleasant
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Nope 😦
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I have sensitive teeth in parts, so yeah, I can jump at times. But I find dentists don’t do a regular cleaning schedule. Only when there may be a problem.
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For me they do a cleaning every six months because if they don’t, the buildup causes cavities quickly 😦
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I know I used to hear people talk of having it done once a year. I don’t even get it once a year.
I wouldn’t fancy every six months.
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I wish I could go more than a year, but I’d probably get more cavities that way.
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What I don’t get is that people who populate the medical scene seem, in the majority, to have no sense of other people.
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Yeah, seems so
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I know how you feel. I have my annual clean next week. I’m hoping the Fibromyalgia flare up I’m currently dealing with will have eased by then.
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I hope so too!
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