Why are people afraid of going to the dentist?!


Question: Why are people afraid of going to the dentist!?
I just got back from having 2 wisdom teeth pulled!.!.!.!.!.I am so glad it is over!. I was rearlly worried, and i know they never hurt me!.!.!.!.why was i so nervous!.!.!.!.!.geesh!.!.!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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It kinda has to do with their mind!. they probably had a bad experience with a dentist and now they have classical conditioned themselves to be afraid of the dentist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

There are different reasons for others paranoia!. It could stem from a bad past experience, first time going, afraid of pain/needles/etc, uncomfortable with teeth, or so on!. Personally, I am not afraid of the dentist, but I did have a horrible experience in which my wisdom tooth was being removed and I was not completely numb and felt my skin being cut!. Www@Answer-Health@Com

Many people avoid going to a dentist, because they have a fear of dentists!.

Previous bad experience is a common reason why people fear the dentist!. But there have been lot of changes in the industry and now its pain free!. Mouth is a very personal part of our body and having someone working on it can threaten us, make you feel like a invasion of privacy!. Lying in the chair and dentist working with drills centimeters away from our nerves, makes us feel vulnerable!. Dentists image is like a tooth surgeon with some nasty tools in his hand & is a bad man!.

What can be done about fear of dentists !?

There is no medication or herbal remedy to fix this fear!. Recognize your fear and decide, how to overcome it!. This is the greatest hurdle you face if you fear from dentists!. Find out more about dentistry and therefore control over your own health!.
Don



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