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Going to the dentist is a pain in the assfor many. So when it's their turn to attend for some reason other than an emergency, they tend to stretch what may most be time to sit on the dentist's couch.
There are many people who suffer from this kind of fear, which hangs between anxiety, fear or directly phobia. Something natural and inevitable,according to the experts, because it is a vital area, such as the head, and with as much hypersensitivityas the teeth have.
"These are delicate procedures in a very sensitive area. And if we do not treat this fear, the person may learn that going to the dentist is an unpleasant experience and there is a natural tendency to avoid it," describes Rubén Nieto, professor of health science studies at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).
Between 15 and 25% of patients have real fear, according to some statistics. We're talking about people who have a hard time asking for an hour, who, when they have it, cancel it and somehow postpone treatment.
"A bad solution because a mild problem can end up complicating and it will be even more annoying to go to the dentist than if it had been initially resorted to. There will be more pain and discomfort," Nieto says.
"It's a wheel that feedsback, and the experience can be more traumatic," says the dentist, Gemma Pons.
When these scary patients finally manage to sit on the couch they are very easy to identify. "They have sweating, verborrea," she says a lot, "they talk a lot about doing nothing and avoiding opening their mouths," they ask to get up or go to the bathroom...", adds the doctor.
And in more severe cases you may have tachycardia, paleness, cold sweating or hyperventilation. When you put the anesthesia there are even some who faint. "Anesthesia often...