{"id":175,"date":"2014-01-30T19:42:58","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T02:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/?p=175"},"modified":"2014-01-30T19:42:58","modified_gmt":"2014-01-31T02:42:58","slug":"bad-advice-for-dental-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myoklahomacitydentist.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/30\/bad-advice-for-dental-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad advice for dental fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

I recently read an article that promised to help people get over dental fear in just a few easy steps. \u00a0Then it proceded to give such banal advice that I was frustrated with it and I don’t even suffer from dental fear.<\/p>\n

Some examples were to bring a magazine or plan something fun for after \u00a0your appointment. Then, it had the gall to mention that if your fear persisted, maybe you should see a phychiatrist.<\/p>\n

When a patient is a afraid of the dentist, it is usually one of two reasons: either they are afraid of needles or they’ve had a painful previous experience at the hands of a dentist. In either case, the advice in the article I read would be useless.<\/p>\n

So what do you do if you’re afraid of the dentist? Well, if it is the needle that makes you go weak in the knees, I would suggest you go to a dentist who uses “the wand”. You can learn more about that on our Cater to Cowards<\/a> page on our website.<\/p>\n

If you’ve had a horrible experience at the dentist than you have to find ways to build positive experiences. \u00a0One of the easiest ways to do that is to use a dentist who performs sedation dentistry. \u00a0That would allow you to get the necessary dental care without fear of pain.<\/p>\n

This blog is brought to you by Oklahoma City Dentist<\/a> Dr. Don Swearingen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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