Late November I had some routine dental work done, unfortunately one of my large lower molars cracked during the procedure and could not be saved.
Having been in an awful lot of pain all over xmas and new year, the tooth had to be extracted around a month ago.
I’ve never lost a tooth before (I’m late 40’s) apart from my wisdoms and ive taken pretty good care of my teeth overall and I am mow struggling with eating and If I don’t concentrate when I’m talking I have a funny lisp 😞. The socket is still not fully healed despite me following aftercare to the letter
I’ve fallen into a bit of a depression and have lost half a stone.
I will probably gave to have an implant, as can’t imagine living the rest of my life with this big gap, I have an anxiety disorder and dental phobia so this is a pretty terrifying prospect and I also worry about the potential for nerve damage.
I’m just looking for any words of encouragement, or even to be told I’m being daft!! People lose much more important things than one tooth, I know 😢