Dental Phobia

Abstract

many have, and about 30% of the population reports to be actually afraid of going to the dentist. In some cases these fears are due to traumatic childhood experiences which can trigger palpitations, sweating, or a gagging reflex during dental treatment, but also sleeping problems the night before the dental visit. However, dental phobia often seems to be some sort of unexplainable primal fear. And the awareness that the dentist today “does not hurt anymore” does not really help much, because these anxieties are often not taken seriously enough.