Earlier in the year I had a really traumatic time with my teeth. I had a wisdom tooth that had decayed, it went from dull ache to scratch my eyes out pain in the space of a few days. My dentist wouldn't touch it and referred me to a specialist but the waiting list was months. In the end I paid privately to have it taken out. The tooth next to it also had to come out too. I can't describe how bad the pain was before they were removed, I didn't sleep for a week.
Anyway after this I'm now hyper aware of any slight discomfort in my teeth and gums. I've taken to inspecting them with a torch which sounds insane but I'm so scared of going through what happened before. I've had a slight pain on one side (nothing severe like before) and when I've looked I've noticed I've got what looks like a gum line cavity in a tooth there and at least three more in my mouth.
I'm just gutted. I doubt I ever would have noticed these things if I hadn't been looking. But I don't understand why my teeth are in such shit condition. I brush twice a day and don't eat a particularly bad diet. I'm also pissed off at how these things haven't been picked up on or mentioned to me before. I had x rays this year, why didn't any of the dentists I saw mention these cavities? They may be early stages but surely they would mention it.
I tried to book to see the dentist this week but no appointments are available and we are going abroad on holiday next week. Im so worried about having a flare up of something while we're away. And to be honest I've lost all faith in dentistry in the UK anyway. You can't get an appointment and even when you do they don't seem to look properly. And if you have a serious problem like I did they just fob you off with referrals that take up to a year unless you're willing to pay through the nose.
Has anyone else had these gum line cavities? Were yours treated? And did you experience any pain or complications with them? I realise I sound like a tooth fanatic here but I genuinely think I have some post traumatic stress from what happened to me before.