Jul 4, 2022

Crippling Phobia

My childhood experience inspired me to share this story. Throughout my childhood, my parents routinely forced me to sit through this nightmare dentist. While I was a child, my visits with Dr. Meletta were brutal and careless. My inability to comprehend the magnitude of the future problems it would lead me to in my current life is extremely unsettling. The purpose of this review is not to be a review, but rather to express what plagues me to this day. As my mom was told, my adult teeth revealed that I was missing my bicuspids. As a result, certain dental procedures would be recommended to achieve a uniform smile by Dr. Maletta. Through this nightmare, I had several appointments with this dentist where I was under extreme duress due to his malpractice with the care of my pain. While I was a child, I remember how my fear and sweat would build as I sat in the chair knowing my numbing needle wouldn't be enough, and my cry for help was unheard as convulsion-like feelings surged through my