Doctor Poll

julezlee

I take care of my vag way better than I take care of my teeth. I don't get lectured at the gyno. Ditto Cew.  I always used to feel like I was disappointing my dentist with my terrible teeth.  My gyno is never disappointed in my vag.

SarahSmile23

I say the dentist is the worst. I hate having to lay back with my mouth wide open while some strange man has his hands all up in there with a drill. Really? I read this and thing it doesn't sound so bad. What sounds worse? Laying back with my hoo-ha wide open while some strange woman has her hands all up in there.

lpstl

I really think they key to eliminating anxiety is finding a great dr or dentist. Before I found my current dentist my stomach would be in knots the day before an appointment, same with my ob/gyn. They both have all female offices, and specialize in patients with anxiety issues. It's night and day for me compared to 5 years ago.

goheels05

My gyno is never disappointed in my vag.hehe

J&K10910

This thread is giving me anxiety.  Dentist by far, and I've never even had a cavity (knock on wood).  They've done way worse things to my at the gyno and I'd rather go there, though I'm not a fan of any dentists/doctors in general.

lpstl

My gyno is never disappointed in my vag.That reminds me of a funny youtube video. Please tell me everyone has seen clitter.

saschaduran

Goheels...I would have lost it.  The word cervix makes me lightheaded.Missy...you definitely have a serious phobia.  Anyone that would pay the extra $500 is the real deal.  And front teeth are the easy ones:)Come to think of it, I even had a scary dentist when my tooth broke in half in Miami and I had to find a dentist to come in on a Sunday.  His drills were literally hanging from cords from the ceiling....1950s equipment.  And his jacket was blood stained.  The shot made me numb to the top of my forehead.  And I STILL liked it:)  And I have never had a particularly bad gyno.  I just hate it.

goheels05

LMAO.  "turned my labia into a YAY-bia!"

lpstl

haha! Yes, it was the "I use to make my gynecologist dry heave" line that popped into my head.

missy68

Sasha, I'm probably going to have to have the gum grafting done. There goes another $500...... (never mind the copay). I am fortunate I don't get many cavities. I don't go more than once a year. I just can't. I had to find a sedation dentist here. I went 7 years between appointments once. My parents are baffled, because I went all the time as a kid. It's developed over the years and just become full-blown. My mouth was like yours sort of -all kinds of problems, and they say it only takes one bad experience to trigger this kind of reaction - mine was a shot to the roof of my mouth. Braces for 9 years, 4 + oral surgeries.... yeah, I'm toast. I'm also kind of anxious/stressful generally too. I'm good, normally but once I get there, I'm on a roll..........................

saschaduran

Well....I rellly hate to say this, but the gum grafting recovery was the hardest.  The stictches in your mouth for 2 weeks give you the worst breath on the planet and your face swells horribly.  But if you are sleeping, at least th procedure will be non traumatic.

ggmae

Well, the dentist has made me cry and the gyno hasn't. I am more nervous about the gyno, but the when the dentist uses the electric toothbrush it makes me cry because I have very sensitive teeth. So, I guess the dentist is worse.

saschaduran

Ahahaha!  Just watched The Clitter.  Hilarious!  Yaybia!!

lyndausvi

Denist by far.  I hate all the sounds and stuff. Plus my my jaw hurts so bad from being open I start to cry  I actually have to put on earphones on and close my eyes. The uncomfortable part of the gyno last only a few moments., a denist is 30 minutes of per hell.

Ciaram22

My first dentist was a really nice guy but he couldn't do novocaine for the life of him. I was about 12 and I went in to have a sealant(sp?) put onto one of my molars and he started drilling away saying I didn't need to be numb because he wasn't going anywhere near the nerve. I ended up slicicing the back of my hand on the bottom of his tools tray because he told me to raise my hand if I felt anything. I was in tears for hours. My mouth hurt so bad and my hand was all swollen from the force that I hit his tray. I have never been able to find a dentist I like and I've been to several. The one I have right now is better than the rest but still isn't that great.I also won't trust the reccomendations of my friends or family for dentists because the ones that I have been to that I have been reccomended to have been the worst.

Codi-Bailey

Gyno is WAY worse. I just get incredibly embarrassed by that type of thing. No thank you.

tenofcups4me

Dentist. I have no problem with a gyno -- I'm typically in and out in a matter of minutes and nothing hurts. But at the dentist, I despise getting my teeth cleaned. I gag easily and the whole water spraying into my mouth thing is just torture. And I hate hate hate having that water anywhere on my face. And my teeth are sensitive so the whole thing hurts. It's one big UGH!

Sooles

dentist scares me!!! gyno i dont mind, cuz if anythign hurts its only for a minute or two. dentist pain can last for days.

ootmother2

Dentist is far worse!  I need two xanax just to have my teeth cleaned.

bbyckes

Gyno. Gyno. GYNO!!! 

katiewhompus

Well, the dentist has made me cry and the gyno hasn't.^AgreeI hate the dentist and have been avoiding him...I need to go but I hate them. Everything is super sensitive and I have a very small mouth so even holding it open long enough for a cleaning leaves my jaw sore for days.Gyno is like, oh hi, lie back, pretend I'm not here, ok you're done.