# 3 hours at the dentist **URL:** \ **Category:** Lounge\ **Created:** [February 11, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748 "2026-02-11T00:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/1 "2026-02-11T00:24:50Z")
Hell, I oughta get some kind of award or something. _Three_ hours in the dentist chair except for the five minute break I took to go throw up in the bathroom, lol. I was gagging and it made me throw up which has always been my worst nightmare when going to the dentist, at least I wasn’t in the middle of a root canal or getting a tooth pulled. He told me he has other patients who go in the bathroom and throw up. He removed two old crowns and got two teeth ready for new crowns. The drilling went on forever, my jaw got so tired it was twitching. All the teeth were next to each other and already had root canals which is why he did them all at once. One tooth in the middle has to be pulled, he put a temporary bridge on the three teeth and I’ll get the tooth pulled soon and then he’ll put on a permanent bridge so I won’t need an implant and won’t have a gap in my teeth. Man, after three hours I was spent, believe me, I came home and rested. Next is the three top teeth. ---
**Author:** ![2Waynez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/2waynez/32/176_2.png) [@2Waynez](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/2Waynez)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:26am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/2 "2026-02-11T00:26:51Z")
You’re a trooper ---
**Author:** ![Rainstorm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/rainstorm/32/242_2.png) [@Rainstorm](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Rainstorm)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/3 "2026-02-11T00:31:01Z")
I have a cleaning tomorrow. I can’t imagine going through what you went through ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:31am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/4 "2026-02-11T00:31:07Z")
That sounds bad man ---
**Author:** ![Schizbro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/schizbro/32/16560_2.png) [@Schizbro](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Schizbro)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:32am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/5 "2026-02-11T00:32:33Z")
I need to go for a cleaning. In a few months I’ll do it. ---
**Author:** ![freakonaleash](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freakonaleash/32/5640_2.png) [@freakonaleash](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/freakonaleash)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/6 "2026-02-11T00:42:41Z")
Oh man, it’s crazy you said this, because I have a three-hour appointment with my dentist next Tuesday. Ugh, really not looking forward to it. I asked for the laughing gas, because I expect this to be awful. I’m getting a root canal, then he’s going “build up” the tooth where it’s missing a chunk, then fill a couple cavities on the tooth behind it, then extract the wisdom tooth behind that. I won’t be able to smoke, spit, drink through a straw, etc, for at least a week. Don’t want dry socket again. ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/7 "2026-02-11T00:48:16Z")
Oh man, that sounds bad. My last root canal went well, it was on an easily accessible tooth and took like 20 minutes and didn’t hurt and wasn’t that uncomfortable. You really got to trust your dentist to get work like ours done, I’ve been to this dentist before and he does good work. Good luck next Tuesday. And then you gotta go back for the crown. ---
**Author:** ![jukebox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jukebox](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/jukebox)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:12am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/8 "2026-02-11T01:12:24Z")
jiminy christmas you are brave. ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/9 "2026-02-11T01:16:02Z")
No, I had no choice, I was already there and didn’t know it would take three hours. Brave is going back to get three more teeth done. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![freakonaleash](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freakonaleash/32/5640_2.png) [@freakonaleash](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/freakonaleash)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/10 "2026-02-11T01:47:14Z")
Yeah I really hope it doesn’t actually take three hours. ---
**Author:** ![Qwerty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/qwerty/32/10_2.png) [@Qwerty](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Qwerty)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/11 "2026-02-11T14:50:07Z")
I’m at the dentist at the end of the month and dreading it. They always want to give my teeth a cleaning which I struggle to tolerate. Might ask them to jab me this time so it can get done. ---
**Author:** ![Dika](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/dika/32/9061_2.png) [@Dika](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Dika)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 2:53pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/12 "2026-02-11T14:53:00Z")
3 hours??? OMG that must have been lousy!! I can’t imagine… I have fear of gagging as well ---
**Author:** ![Tulane](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/tulane/32/12186_2.png) [@Tulane](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Tulane)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 3:25pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/13 "2026-02-11T15:25:38Z")
Brutal, man. The sensory experience from going to the dentist drives me up the wall. Hoping the best for you ---
**Author:** ![see121](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7cd45c/32.png) [@see121](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/see121)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 9:11pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/14 "2026-02-14T21:11:53Z")
That is such a long time. I only can withstand a dental cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![SzSupportAdmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/szsupportadmin/32/334_2.png) [@SzSupportAdmin](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/SzSupportAdmin)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 10:26pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/3-hours-at-the-dentist/2748/15 "2026-03-21T22:26:40Z")