Nervous about visiting the dentist? You’re not alone. “Dentophobia” – as a fear of the dentist is known – is a widespread complaint all over the world. Some of those affected suffer so badly that they avoid visiting the dentist at all – even for a simple check-up – which unfortunately leads to worse and more complex dental problems in the long term.
If you’re anxious about visiting the dentist, you’re not alone – huge numbers of people struggle with this fear worldwide. While it comes about primarily as a result of bad prior experiences in the dentist’s chair, this is not the only cause of “dentophobia”: the problem can also arise when the patient is generally concerned about pain and worries intensely about whether pain will accompany a particular treatment.
