I have a dental phobia but i need dental work bad, what do you suggest?

Phobia: Find a nice office where dr will listen to you and help u overcome fears. Dental work can be done comfortable. Consider sedation or meds, etc if you still need them. I like a dr taylor in moro bay. Be proactive to avoid harder work. Dr needs to listen to you and your needs.

Please read the: Following article. It is a wealth of information about this condition and what can be done for. Best wishes. En.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/dental_phobia dental fear refers to the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care. A severe form of this fear (specific phobia) is variously called dental phobia, odontophobia ...

See a dentist ASAP: Painless dental treatment may sound like an oxymoron, but new techniques and advanced anesthesia are making it a reality for many patients. It helps you to save cracked teeth, maintain your natural smile, continue eating the foods you love and improve your general health.

Talk to your dentist: Explain your fear of dental work to your dentist. This will allow him/her to plan your dental work in a way that is least traumatic to you. This may include doing your work with sedatives, or being completely asleep to do the work.

Be honest prior to: It is imperative to explain all your concerns to your dentist prior to the inception of your treatment and the dentist and staff will accommodate you accordingly.

Options available...: The dentists and oral surgeons I have referred patients to have been sensitive to their patients' fears and needs, have been entirely non-judgemental about them, and with the variety of techniques available today, have been able to find a suitable treatment to minimize pain and anxiety during the treatment. Do not delay treatment, though; dental infections that get out of control can get nasty.

CBT: Seek a cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in phobias. One method they use is systematic desensitization which slowly and incrementally brings the person closer and closer to the thing they are afraid of in slow, graduated steps that help make the anxiety more tolerable.