dental anxiety
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Dental anxiety is fear or apprehension about visiting the dentist, ranging from mild unease to severe dread that prevents people from seeking care.
It often stems from anticipated pain, loss of control, or past negative experiences: Her dental anxiety kept her from scheduling cleanings for years.
Dentists may offer sedation options for patients with significant dental anxiety.
- sweatingMoisture through pores
- fearEmotional response to threat
- avoidanceDeliberate keeping away
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
- procrastinationHabitual task avoidance
phobia · trauma · reluctance · stress · nausea · self-soothing · apprehension · panic · fight or flight · worry · trembling · oral hygiene · anesthesia · laughing gas · hesitation · dizziness · dry mouth · clenched jaw
- fears and aversionsphobias, needle phobia
- kids' dentistrybaby teeth, baby tooth, primary teeth, primary tooth, milk teeth
- special needs dentistryspecial needs, adaptive equipment, accommodations, behavior management, sedation
- Anxietynervousness, panic, worry, dread, uneasiness
- dentistryteeth, tooth, dentists, filling, fillings
- Dental Researchtooth decay, root canals, gum disease