Dental fear

[Paulina]

Hello

I suffer from severe dental fear whenever I sit on a dental chair. I know that this is not rational but there is nothing that I could do to control my fear from taking over and causing me to get nervous.

Because of my problem, I have not been to see a dentist in at least five years. I don't have any problems with my teeth as far as I am aware but would like a dentist to clean my teeth because they have picked up a lot of stain in this period.

I would like to know what are my options for controlling my dental fear? Would I have to be medicated before having dental treatment or are there any other methods available to help me overcome my fear?

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

There are various treatment options available for patients who suffer from dental fear. You can see a hypnotherapist who deals with this sort of fear to see if they can help you to overcome your fear.

You can try oral, inhalation or IV sedation to make you more relaxed when you are having dental treatment. We do a lot of IV sedation at Pearl dental clinic and find that it works well to reduce fear and make patients more relaxed.