Visit Our Dental Office to Overcome Any Dental Anxiety That You Have

While visiting a dental office may not be on your to-do list for a warm summer afternoon, it is the only place that can help to keep your teeth in good condition, work with you on holistic and preventative care to avoid diseases, and ensure that your breath and smile remain alluring. Unfortunately, there are many people that are terrified of visiting the dentist. This anxiety springs from numerous sources, including past experiences at other locations. In cases of extreme anxiety, we have found that there are patients who would prefer to live with dental problems, rather than overcome this anxiety and have a dentist take care of it for them.

In America alone there are an incredibly large number of people that fall into this category. According to one survey, over 26% of participants stated that they knew they should visit the dentist to have improved oral health and that they had teeth that could use a dentist care. All of these folks preferred to stay away from the dentist until they had an emergency situation. We have found that even among people who do visit the dentist there is a level of anxiety that comes from doing so. For between 9% and 20% of people, that anxiety ranges from mild to severe, as they consider the condition of their teeth, and what procedures might be necessary to bring their teeth back to a healthy condition. Our dental office Help you to conquer anxiety, or at least mitigate it, is one of our top priorities.

Here are three simple things that you can start with, that may help you overcome these fears and get the help that you need to ensure you have the best teeth possible.

Familiarity, knowledge, and anxiety isolation are three things that we use to help overcome your anxiety.  These are part of the tools you can use to overcome your anxiety of dental visits. Familiarity starts by making a commitment to come in for regular cleanings and examinations. While this starts out challenging, pretty soon it becomes routine as we perform non-invasive, and non-threatening, procedures like teeth cleanings which are typically quick and easy. As you become more familiar with our  dental office, staff, dentist, and the equipment, it is hard for anxiety to build up in your mind. Second, you should learn about what we do. The more knowledge you have of how a dentist office operates, what we do, how we do it, and the tools that we use for various procedures, the less fearful you will find yourself. The anxiety of the unknown is very potent and so when you ask questions and learn what is going on, we can eliminate those concerns, making the visit much less stressful. Finally, we will work with you to isolate what exactly you are afraid of. An overarching anxiety of dentistry typically has its roots in something smaller, like an anxiety of needles, for example, which we can then work around or through to help overcome the specific concerns that you have.  If necessary, we can also discuss your options for sedation and medication.