How to deal with dental phobia in teens. 17 year old girl who fights and screams at the dental office. cannot afford sedation?

Talk to your dentist: There are different forms of sedation and anesthetic options in different dental offices, with general anesthesia and IV sedation techniques being more costly. Talk to your dentist to see if oral sedation and/or oral sedation combined with nitrous oxide/oxygen (laughing gas) is an option.

Anxiety management: for patients with moderate or severe levels of dental phobia, psychological and pharmacological interventions are required. Without treatment, dental phobia is likely to get worse over time. See a pain psychologist for CBT.

Dental phobia: For Phobias consider Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Behavior Therapy, Psychotherapy, Exposure therapy (imaginal exposure therapy, systematic desensitization, flooding, prolonged exposure therapy, in vivo exposure therapy) or hypnosis as possible options. Psychotropic medications are sometimes indicated as well.