Dental Phobia - How "YOU" Can Eliminate Dental Phobia?

Dental phobia is an extreme and persistent fear of dentists. Dental phobia is an irrational and exaggerated fear of dentists and dental procedures commonly caused by previous bad experiences . In terms of your dental health and overall well-being, this can have serious problem.

Your self confidence can go down if you are insecure about your breath and smile. Seriously infected gums and teeth can affect your medical status, your ability to chew and digest can be seriously disturbed. Without healthy teeth and gums your speech can be also be affected. This can lead to serious problems in your social and business circle.

Patients will spend lot of time thinking about their teeth or dentists or dental situations.

An estimated 10-15% of all Americans avoid dental care due to the fear surrounding their dental experience. This means that some 32 - 40 million people so afraid of dental treatment or dentists that they avoid it altogether.

So What Causes Dental Phobia?

• Dental phobia is most often caused by bad, horrific, dental experiences.
• Quite common in people who have been sexually abused, particularly in childhood.
• Emotionally or physically abused by a person may also contribute to developing dental phobia.

Common Fears Related To Dental Phobia:

• Embarrassment.
• The feeling of numbness.
• Needle Phobia or fear of painful Injections.
• Pain.
• The Cost of Dental Treatment.
• Fear of anesthetic side effects.
• The environment, Smells, Sights and sound of the drill.
• Fear of dentist.
• Being Awake.
• Feeling of loss of control.