October 26th, 2008 by freelancewriter
With the advances in technology over the past couple decades patients can now get fully sedation dentistry work done. This type of dentistry is much more expensive but it is a great way for those with dental phobias to be able to get the professional dental care they need without having to be really nervous or scared.
You can currently get sedation dentistry through gas, oral or pill sedation, or intravenous sedation. Each of these types has their own advantages and disadvantages to it.
If you are at a point in your life where you are to scared to go the dentist then I highly recommend you investigate the possibilites of sedation dentistry. I feel that professional dental care is important enough that it would be worth the extra hassle and extra costs to at least get to your dentist once a year.
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October 21st, 2008 by freelancewriter
If you have a dental phobia, dental fear, or dental anxiety then the following steps need to be taken in order to help conquer your fear. Below is a simple list of the steps, each of which I will go into further detail about in a future post.
1) Identifying, realize, admit, and accept your fears
2) Make up your mind that something needs to be done to conquer your fear.
3) Use therapy or some method to conquer your fears. Mental exercises or meetings with a professional
4) Choose the right dentist that will be sensitive to your fears
5) Set your first appointment and have a friend make you go to the appointment
6) Realize that your appointment didn’t kill you and keep up your mental exercises to stay strong
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October 18th, 2008 by freelancewriter
I talked with a reader of mine that has such a bad dental phobia that they are 39 and have not gone to the dentist since they were 17. (Don’t worry, they gave me permission to post this). I guess they are so scared that when their hear the word dentist is makes them cringe. It was also reported that they got scared when the followed some of our recommendations. Specifically the one about getting a sonicare toothbrush. They said that the sound and feeling of the electric toothbrush was enough to bring back memories of going to the dentist as a child. Needless to say, they switched back to a manual toothbrush right away.
If this is you or you are in a similiar situation then we suggest that you get some type of professional help for your phobia. It is not normal or healthy and you need to visit the dentist as a normal part of your healthy life. After all it has been proven that improper oral care can lead to a higher risk for heart disease and diabetes.
You can visit dental fear central for more information.
Tags: Dental, dentist, diabetes, disease, heart, phobia, Sonicare, toothbrush
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October 17th, 2008 by freelancewriter
If you are so scared of the dentist and your phobia is so strong that you never go then shame on you. You should know that your fear is irrational and unnecessary because you see tons of people everyday that have been going to the dentist for years and they are all okay.
I want to let it be known before I go into this post that completely avoiding your dentist is 100% unacceptable and nothing something I condone in anyway. In this post I simply want to give those that still refuse to go to the dentist so tips that they can use to help them keep their teeth as healthy as possible despite not visiting the dentist.
If you never do visit the dentist then here are some tips that you can use to help you keep your teeth as healthy as possible without visiting the dentist.
1) Make sure you brush 3 times a day. You need to brush a lot more if you don’t visit the dentist so plaque that toothbrushes can’t remove very well doesn’t build up. You should aim to brush after every meal.
2) Get an electric toothbrush. An electric toothbrush by Sonicare should help you to keep your teeth cleaner than they could be from using any type of manual toothbrush.
3) Floss your teeth twice a day. You need to aim to floss after breakfest and before you go to sleep. It would also be helpful to floss after lunch.
4) Use mouthwash morning and night. Mouthwash can help you to eliminate any germs or bacteria that brushing and flossing doesn’t get.
5) Use a WaterPik 3-5 times a week. A WaterPik on top of everything else is the ultimate key to being able to avoid professional care for an extended period of time. It helps you to get along the gum line where dentist are usually only able to get.
If you have a dental phobia and don’t go to the dentist then take my tips from above. I do however also think that you need to seek professional help about your phobia so that you can get over it and go to the dentist. The tips above will not allow you to avoid the dentist forever but are merely a way to delay the process or let you avoid needing to visit your dentist every 6 months.
Tags: brush, dentist, fear, Floss, Mouthwash, phobia, plaque, Sonicare, toothbrush, WaterPik
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October 15th, 2008 by freelancewriter
A phobia is defined as some type of irrational behavior that involves avoidance or the situation or thing that is causing the fear. In terms of a dentist a phobia is irrational and unnecessary fear that causes someone to either avoid the dentist or experience an unnecessary amount of fear when they do visit the dentist.
In a lot of cases dental phobias are so bad that the people with the phobia do not even wish to speak of dentist even if the don’t have have to go back for another 6 months. It’s a mental thing and even the thought of a dentist gets under their skin.
Fear of the dentist can be broken down into three different categories. The first is dental anxiety. Dental anxiety is generally considered a fear of the unknown. This could be caused by visiting a new dentist or going in for a new procedure that you haven’t experienced yet.
The second type of dental fear is dental actually “dental fear”. Dental fear is the natural reaction that many people have related to going to the dentist. It is not as extreme as a phobia and most people who have a dental fear visit the dentist anyone and just gut it out.
The third and final type of dental fear is a dental phobia. People with a dental phobia are generally so scared that they avoid the dentist at all cost. Their fear is often unsubstantiated and unnecessary. In most cases the person is so scared that they will get physically sick if they have to go to the dentist.
That is quick rundown of the different types of fear of the dentist. If you fall into one of these three categories then stick around and I will do my best to try to help you feel better about visiting your dentist and getting the dental care you need.
Tags: anxiety, avoidance, Dental, dentist, fear, phobia
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October 6th, 2008 by freelancewriter
Welcome to my blog about dental anxiety. Here I will be going over what dental anxiety is, what causes it, and ways to get over it or lessen it.
If you suffer from dental anxiety (fear of the dentist) then a quick read of this blog should drastically help you to get over our problems.
Tags: anxiety, Dental, dentist, fear
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