dental anxiety Archives | Howard M. Steinberg, DMD, MDS

Dentist or Oral Surgeon for Dentures?

Question submitted by Kevin: I’ve always been terrified of the dentist. It started when I was a kid. The result of that is my teeth are a complete disaster. I need to get dentures. If I still have quite a few teeth to remove, do I go to an oral surgeon to get the extractions […]

Does Gum Disease Lead to Alzheimers?

Question submitted by: Laura My mother has Alzheimers and I have lived terrified of developing it myself. I recently saw a news story where they hinted that gum disease can lead to Alzheimers. Is this actually true? I don’t know if I have gum disease, but I haven’t been to the dentist in years because […]

I Want My Husband to Switch His Dental Implants

Question submitted by: Cherie I’ve been trying to get my husband to switch his dental implants. He was okay with it but when his dentist said it was a stupid idea he didn’t stand up to him. Here’s the deal. He’s had the metal implants placed and is using temporary dentures while the bone integrates […]

Can I Get a Refund On This Denture?

Question submitted by: Otto I needed a new overdenture for my mini implants. I went to see my dentist and explained that I was moving out of state in 11 weeks for a new job. I asked how long it would take to make the new denture. They told me three weeks. At week 9, […]

Should I Switch to an Oral Surgeon for My Extraction?

Question submitted by Charlie: I’ll be honest up front that I have problems with going to the dentist. That led to me putting off a tooth which was bothering me. When the pain became more than I could bear, I went to a dentist who did a root canal treatment. I will admit that I […]

Need a Dental Crown and I’m Terrified

Question submitted by Laurie I was told that I need a dental crown because I have a tooth with a cavity. Apparently, the cavity is too big for just a filling. I am terrified of the idea of having my teeth ground down. I don’t like going to the dentist in general. How much does […]

Dentist Can’t Get Me Numb

Question submitted by Damion I had a horrible experience at the dentist the other day. It was my first time getting a dental crown. Even after seven shots, the dentist could not get me numb. He said he’d never had that happen before and gave me some antibiotics to hold me over. We’re going to […]

Novocain Doesn’t Work for Me

Question submitted by Avery I have some type of reaction to Novocain. I don’t know how to really explain it. I’m not allergic to it. It doesn’t make me itch or anything. The problem is that it does absolutely nothing. It does not numb me. It does not do anything. Instead, I am left with […]

She Needs to See a Specialist

Question submitted by: Caroline For the last couple of weeks, I have been having tooth pain. Because of my dental anxiety, I don’t really have a dentist. I was hurting, so I did go to see an emergency dentist. He did an x-ray and said that there is now an infection on a tooth that […]