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Dentistry

OAP - Older Autistic Person

Had a scale and polish at my dental appointment today and nearly went into meltdown.

Noise, moisture, vibration, lights in my eyes, and feeling like I could not breathe.

My whole body went rigid. I had to ask them to pause, and felt like I was going to have a panic attack.

It is the first time in ages I've had a scale and polish, so I guess it needed more work than I'd experienced previously.

Not a fun start to the day.

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  • I'm not a fan of the dentist at the best of times, but scale and polish I really don't like, I can't cope with the vibrations, I hate having my teeth gouged at with mental picks, I don't like the taste of the polish and I don't like the feel of my mouth afterwards. I've been told that I should have a nice smile and stuff like that by hygenists that look like animated barbie dolls, I'd rather stop smiling!

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  • I'm not a fan of the dentist at the best of times, but scale and polish I really don't like, I can't cope with the vibrations, I hate having my teeth gouged at with mental picks, I don't like the taste of the polish and I don't like the feel of my mouth afterwards. I've been told that I should have a nice smile and stuff like that by hygenists that look like animated barbie dolls, I'd rather stop smiling!

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