Fear of the Dentist chair must be on everyone’s number one list of fear and anxiety, it is estimated between 70% and 80% of people suffer some type of dental anxiety and 10% to 20% avoid dental treatment entirely. Some of the fears that manifest in the individual are invasion and a lack of control when in the dentist’s chair, hearing the sounds coming from within the consulting room, a sense of embarrassment presenting the dentist with signs of dental neglect and the feeling of gagging. Sometimes friends or family make careless comments, and automatically sympathy is given to anyone who is due for an appointment. Through relaxation and positive suggestion techniques you will be able to control those fears of gagging, and the dentists drill!!
