Fear of dentists takes an "honorable" place in the list of the most common phobias. At the mere thought of visiting a dentist, fear begins to embrace many people of different sexes, affluence and age …
Causes of Phobia
As a rule, the fear of dentists covers those who in the past experienced pain during dental treatment. Maybe it was a complicated surgical intervention, or maybe just a very advanced pulpitis. As a result, the mere thought that you have to treat your teeth is enough for a person to start to worry and worry. Some may even experience panic fear, accompanied by increased pressure and trembling in the limbs.
In most modern clinics, even municipal ones, patients are offered additional anesthesia. Having determined the scale of the disaster, the doctor can tell almost immediately how painful the intervention will be.
People may also be embarrassed by the fact that they have not visited a dentist for a long time. Sometimes patients who for a long time avoided a visit to the dentist are embarrassed to simply open their mouths - the condition of their teeth has become so deplorable. And even the acute pain that they are trying to suppress with the help of analgesics cannot make them decide to visit a doctor.
However, it must be understood that sooner or later you still have to seek the help of a doctor. Delaying this moment, a person only aggravates his position - after all, sometimes a tooth that could be saved will have to be removed after a month. And material investments will be required even more: to cure a small spot on the enamel is much easier and faster than a tooth that has already begun to decay.