Fear of the dentist is a common occurrence for many people. to the dentist going is a situation that they are very hesitant to do, even very scared of. The main reason for this is mostly bad experiences and bad impressions in the past (especially in childhood). Most of the time, the basis of anxiety and fear is the fear of needles and pain.

Developing technology offers many alternatives to prevent patients from feeling pain.

Developing technology offers many alternatives for patients, so patients do not experience much pain today. For example, with the development of technology in dentistry The needles used for anesthesia are made with tips that are less than one millimeter in diameter. Because the needle is so thin, the patient often does not feel the needle. However, for patients who are still worried, a superficial anesthetic in the form of a spray can be used before the injection to prevent the needle from being felt at all.

Anesthesia for painless treatment

The first condition for a painless treatment is anesthesia. For this reason, people who are afraid of needles may experience much more pain by avoiding a procedure that they will feel very little or not at all, namely anesthesia. Anesthesia should be administered so that both the patient and the dentist can feel psychologically comfortable and thus avoid pain stress. In this way, the treatment will be shorter and more successful.

Fear of the dentist in children

It is recommended that children be taken to the dentist at a young age to get acquainted with the dentist. In this way, the child will have a painless and fearless day during their first experience. In subsequent sessions, interventions should be as painless as possible. It should not be forgotten that children only know whether they are hurt or not. They cannot interpret events correctly. Therefore, spreading the treatments over time will prevent the child from developing negative impressions about dentists. As a result, the most important periods when fear of the dentist develops are overcome healthily.