Horror at the Dentist office! SInce my kids were born I have really neglected my teeth. So I went to the dentist and got a treatment plan and went in for my first treatment date last Thursday for a buildup for a crown and impressions for the next appt to actually put on the crown. The build up went fine, numbed me up did the work, and then the dental hygienist came in to the the impression for the fitting of the actual crown to order to place next visit. SHe squirted the impression agent into the form and placed it in my mouth, this stuff sets up pretty quick, Im laying down almost standing on my head, you know how they really put you back in the dentist chair. Well why she is holding the impression form in my mouth, I guess a piece of this stuff falls in my throat. ( Im still pretty numb and am not aware.) SHe starts to say something "WHoops there is a piece of........" Next thing I know something is down in my throat. SOMETHING BIG!! Im trying to sit up but she is holding this form in my mouth and Im tipped backwards. At first I start pointing at the form, and reaching for it, but she still is pressing it into the top of my mouth. I finally, which could have been a matter of just a few seconds but felt like forever, I put my feet down, grab her wrist, and struggle to sit up and get this damn thing out of my mouth. WOULD YOU BELEIVE SHe is still trying to hold this thing in my mouth!! THis is pretty graphic but as I sit up , I start vomitting clear fluid and then I cant get my air , I cant make one sound, YES she is still trying to hold this *** in my mouth finally I get enough strength and leverage to actually use both hands to pull her hand out of mouth. Im trying to cough, swallow anything to get this thing out and then what felt like a golf ball painfully went down my throat. I think then she finally realizes I might have a little problem and starts givng me water. I have tears streaming down my face, and gag up more clear fluid. She asks "are you alright" I still cant talk. Im starting to get my composure after about 3 glasses of water, and she is over there looking at the form she took, and saying "I was trying to tell you you had something in your throat, I think this form got to set up long enough for the impression" Im over there sitting with mascara streaming down my face, and the left side of my throat feeling like a swallowed glass and she is worried about an impression! I say "Oh my God, what was that, I couldnt get my breath" SHe tells me it was a piece of impression, never apolizes. At that point Im glad to be able to breath but shook up. The dentist comes in and looks at the impression and me, and asked the assistant what happened she says "I got gagged", and hes right out the door, their busy, and hes off to the next patient. I think Im in shock, Im wiping the mascara and tears off my face. I think Im mumbling "oh my god". I dont even remember. But I know I can breath again!! I get finished up, go to the bathroom and clean up. I go to the front desk. As Im ready to go, the hygienist walks by and says "Thanks" I say Oh yes thanks for the snack. The girls at the front say what? I tell them that I just about got choked to death in the dental chair and leave. WHen I get home I tell my husband and realize how upset I am because I start sobbing. He tells me to call and tell the dentist exactly what happened, but I dont end up calling. I decide to forget about it. Well that was last thursday, for two days I had a sore throat after the appointment, then it felt better but then it started when I eat I felt like something is lodged deep in my esophagus with each swallow, Now today Im aware of it all the time, not just with eating. My mom starting flipping out. What is wrong with you get to the doctor, it might be that stuff caught and causing damage. WHy didnt you call that damn dentist. SO I am going to get an xray Tomorrow. DO you think its possible this stuff is caught in my digestive tract? Is this one of the craziest things you have ever heard of!!? When I think about it, and now that I am starting to have a problem thinking it is related, I guess it was a very serious situation I wanted to sweep under the rug. I know the dentist does not know what completely happened. |
Oh my! What an awful experience!!! :eek: |
I know isnt that nuts!!! Talking about it, it seems like IM talking about someone else and not me! But thats how it happened. I may have to get dentures now:eek: , I dont know if Ill be able to go back to any dentist, I wont be going back there. |
wow Been there, done that...it is awful...last time the impression would not come off my teeth...I thought every tooth in my mouth would come out with the impression...give me a root canal any day..never felt a bit of discomfort, but taking impressions and some xrays make me barf!!! |
DO you all think its possible this piece is stuck? |
I think it's more likely you have trauma where it was stuck. The tissue might be inflamed and feel like something stuck there. I don't know for sure though, so best to TELL that dentist and get the x-ray! |
I still would call the dentist today and tell him exactly what happened and that in the future you want him to do the impressions or at least remain in the room. Hopefully it is your esophagus swelling a little and nothing stuck in there. Good luck!! |
hopefully it isnt stuck, when is your xray? please keep us posted..and by the way..if you didnt already, I would call and tell the dentist exactly what happened that day. |
Well I hope it isnt stuck! Its weird cause it happened 5 days ago. It is getting worse. It is starting with being aware of swallowing like a lump was there. RIght under my breasts at the end of the ribcage. NOw I feel something there all the time without swallowing. Hope its nothing. |
I don't know if it's possible it is stuck or not, but it's good to find out what is causing the problem. I feel so sorry for you. She was negligent in allowing that to go down your throat in the first place! |
Oh that is awful I have had some bad dentist exeriences too but not that bad. Your lucky you didnt choke |
Definatly call that dentist, and tell him exactly what happend, and how!! It's your mouth, and you have rights! There's no way i would leave it! |
I'd call and tell him what happened too - good grief - you could have choked to death ! That's horrible and you'll probably never be able to go again without being scared silly now. |
You definitely need to tell him. He can never fix a problem that he doesn't know exists. Get the xray, just to make sure. |
Oh you poor thing! I would atleast call them and tell them how you feel. I'm so sorry you had to go thru that! Now you are going to have major fear of the dentist. What ever it is I hope you start to feel better. Let us know! |
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