Dental anxiety

[Libby]

Hi

I suffer from severe dental anxiety that even though is irrational, I cant seem to be able to control. I have been told that I need a lot of dental treatment and on five occasions I have booked to have the dental treatment done but cancelled at the last minute because I have been unable to go through with the treatment due to my dental anxiety.

My fear is mostly from the needle and the drilling and I have tried hard to overcome it but so far I have been unable to control my fear. I would like to know if you feel that sedation could reduce my anxiety and how you feel I should proceed from here?

[Dr Mohsen J. Esfahani]

Thank you for your post.

IV sedation can be used effctively to reduce your anxiety and help you to become more relaxed during treatment. The best thing to do first is to book for a consultation so that we can assess your teeth and plan a treatment plan under sedation.

The examination will be painless and you will not need any sedation for that.