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Dental anxiety
Many people are anxious about dental care because the sights, sounds, smells and overall experience are emotionally overwhelming. Fortunately, there are dental education, a myriad of technologies to make dentistry more comfortable, and sedation. Find a great dentist, work through it, and be healthy ;-).
Dr. Gabriel Malouf reviewed this
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A 40-year old asked:
I've got dental anxiety, what can I do?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: dental anxiety?
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A 16-year old female asked:
What can I do about dental anxiety I also have 9 cavities and I'm 16 . I also cried and screamed at my last visit im terrified to retun ?
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A 22-year old female asked:
Haven't seen a dentist in two years.I need a cleaning.Aspergers syndrome and dental anxiety x50. 6 mgs of ativan (lorazepam) doesn't work.How do I handle it?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Hello, I want to know if dental amalgam causes anxiety because I read on nih on several studies that it causes anxiety and stress. Thank you.
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A 31-year old female asked:
Does a dental injection always give anxiety or it that only in the blood? Do the anxiety effects wear off quick? How long? Should I be worried?
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A 42-year old asked:
I need some advice for dealing with anxiety and dental phobia?
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A 48-year old asked:
Does Valium work on anxiety at going to a dental visit?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Having a local aneathesthic for dental work I'm 6 months pregnant but suffer anxiety is there something I can take to calm me that won't effect baby?
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A 39-year old asked:
Dental experts! what is the difference between an anxiety attack and a seizure?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Why wen I get dental work done I have heart palpation when they lay me back . Is it anxiety?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I suffer from mild anxiety. a little alcohol helps me relax at times within moderation and responsibly. is it bad if I have a drink or two before a dental filling appointment?
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A 75-year old male asked:
Why is Halicon not used for sedation of procedure sedation such as mri. It appears it is mainly used for dental. Atavin, valium ect. does no work, but the halicon worked for her anxiety. What best would work for her?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Deathly afraid of my cystoscopy. Do doctors normally prescribe something for the anxiety? its beyond unnatural to have something go up the opposite direction. should i request a valium for the night before like with dental procedures? any tips?
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A 34-year old female asked about a male:
How safe is general anaesthetic for a 5 year old for dental surgery? how will it affect his anxiety? what can we expect ?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Can you have conscious sedation for dental extractions while pregnant? Not IV sedation, or a med for anxiety, Valium or something like that?
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A 60-year old male asked:
Could it be a good idea to have a side-by-side premolar and molar done at separate visits for dental implant placement to reduce patient anxiety?
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A 31-year old male asked:
I am taking a Valium pill for anxiety and stress about a dental procedure coming up. I have trouble swallowing pills and wanted to chew it up. My dentist advised against this and said he would crush it and place it under my tongue for me. Safe to do?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Been fightning sinusitis, dental surgery, for three months. ENT DDS say all looks good. Yet WBC still 12. still on allergy anxiety meds. Whats next?
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A 49-year old male asked:
When dentist lays back the chair close to or past horizontal, I feel something block my airway near back of throat. Can no longer benefit from nitrous as cannot take in air through nose. Anxiety is high and I have stopped my dental visits. Who help?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Swollen lympnodes in neck jaw and right armpit, low grade fevers, headache , neck pain , dental abcesses, fatigue, diarreah, cold, anxiety help me?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is teeth pulling related to anxiety.?
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A 22-year old asked:
My friend says anxiety disorder affect my teeth. Is it true?
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A 42-year old asked:
What to do if I have severe anxiety and clench my teeth a lot (not just at night, sometimes during the day toohow i can stop this?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How can I stop grinding my teeth during the day it's a anxiety tic thing?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Can anxiety cause itchy gums and teeth ?
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A 32-year old asked:
I'm wondering if bruxism (grinding your teeth) - related to depression, anxiety?
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A female asked:
Can numbness and tingling in teeth be cause from anxiety?
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A 42-year old asked:
I'm getting my frenum lasered off (in the middle of my two front teeth). I'm really nervous about it can you soothe my anxiety?
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A member asked:
My teeth are sensitive Valium eases the pain been to a consultant haven't got a clear answer but on sertralin as they think it is anxiety.?
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