Dental phobia is common among children and adults who have this paralyzing fear of seeking dental care. Many a time, I tried to make excuses not to seek regular dental care due to anxiety and fear. Seeing the needle and syringe for anesthesia, hearing the noise of the dentist drill and the embarassment that the dentist will say you have the worst mouth they have ever seen make matters worse?It's been ages since I last visited the dentist but for the recent past six weeks, I had been visiting the dentist for various reasons. Can't contain my joy when I finally completed my dental treatment today. Woohoo!
Week 1 - Scaling
Week 2 - Tooth extraction
Week 3 - Another deep scaling and deep filling of wisdom tooth
Week 2 - Tooth extraction
Week 3 - Another deep scaling and deep filling of wisdom tooth
Week 4 - Root canal treatment
Week 5 - Continue with root canal treatment
Week 6 - Opt for filling instead of crowning after root canal treatment
Fortunately, modern dentistry has many new, wonderful products and procedures that make dental visit a pleasant experience, combined with a qualified and compassionate dentist you can successfully conquer the fears. Trust me, dental neurosis is a thing of the past. I'm glad I managed to convince two of family members to visit their long overdue dental care & check up.
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