Posts Tagged ‘dental fears’
Overcoming Dental Anxiety
Dental Anxiety – is the abnormal fear or dread of visiting the dentist for preventive care or follow up treatment and extreme anxiety over dental procedures. Let’s face it, not many people truly look forward to going to the dentist. There are plenty who do, but most do not. We know it is good for…
Read MoreRedheads Feel More Dental Pain and Dental Anxiety?
Did you know that a redheads genetic makeup may lead to a need for increased local anesthetic and have higher dental anxiety? A recent study by the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) shows that people with a specific gene tend to experience increased dental anxiety during routine dental treatment. This gene occurs more often…
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