How to manage your fear of the dentist

For some people, the dentist can be a scary place. So how can those with a dental phobia minimize, or even overcome that fear?

We spoke to a dental expert who explains some ways those afraid of the dentist can manage their dental phobias.

[blainespulak]

I'll stop being afraid of the dentist when they stop coming at me with those sharp tools.

[vinche_]

I'm just scared of the shots that numb your teeth 😭

[mimigames]

I’m at the dentist waiting room I’m terrified of the dentist I’m on the verge of crying

My stomach is turning 🤢 I hate the needles, drilling, scared of it hurting


OMG PLEASE HELP ME

[diaamonds_k]

I legit have a panic attacks at dentist, i always lied saying im okay cause i want it to be over asap

[zxtheprogamerxz]

I don't mind the dentist it's the waiting room that kills me

[pinupgirl]

My #1 phobia is the dentist and I have to go in a couple weeks. 😖

[alyssavillegas]

I get scared because I think that every time I go their going to find something wrong with me.

[ollie]

I hope everyone who made comments two years ago about going to the dentist are safe and healthy and had good experiences, I send you all my love for 😢😢😢

[dilirebadilireba]

i wanna cry right now😭😭.. i hate being the one who have dentist phobiaa! i'm soon going to dentist coz of my broken teeth :(. just hoping it's not painful!. i'm afraid of the smell and sound, it terrifies me.even my nightmares is not as scary as dentist 😢😢

[mandyismyname]

I've got a big fear of the dentist. I'm sweating bad watching this video, it's cold winter weather here in the UK. My fear is I had a filling that went wrong and it was very painful and the pain stayed for weeks until I pulled out my filling. Pain killer pills did nothing. OK maybe I had a bad dentist but it's definitely put me off going back and putting me off changing dental practice surgery

[xyachbela]

I'm not afraid of dentist but they are like;
"It hurts?"
"Yes"
*Keeps putting pressure*

[natalyaherrera]

I'm going to the dentist appointment now help I'm scared 😳😳😳😳😳

[LithiumDinosaur]

I haven't been to the dentist since I was 6 years old and I'm never going again as long as I can help it. This video made me, a grown adult, rock back and forth, and leak from my eyes. Despite the pain of my late arrivals (wisdom teeth), I do not think I'll go in real life.

[yeseniacazales]

I have a dentalphobia

Wish me luck I have a dental appointment tomorow

[sb-plwx]

I literally watch this every year before the dentist

[karenplath_]

Literally forced to go when an abscess ruptured, exploding into my cheek and the whole area went numb.  The jaw and tooth pain were exquisite, five days straight.  The trip to the dentist was a picnic, literally!  Probably saved more than my bad tooth.  Sometimes really dire circumstances will override your fear because you just can't take the pain anymore.

[WillelmusAestus]

It's just dreadful. Whenever I hear the sound of a drill even in daily life, when I pass by the door of the dentist when going for a walk, when I hear someone has teeth problems, even if someone just mentions the dentist or simply the word "tooth", or when I imagine myself in that chair, I just feel an urge to cry.

I remeber that once when I went to the dentist I felt so dizzy, as if that deep fear literally numbed me, like I was about to pass out. And the suspense, dread, and anxiety while in that waiting room, those tools, that specific smell, that light, the people around that are so eerily calm and indifferent of my horror...
I honestly don't know how to cope with the thought that I have to go to that torture chamber twice a year.

[thedyerchannel]

Going to the dentist tomorrow. Wish me luck.

[riznahameed]

I am waiting for the dentist right now!!!😖😖😱😱😰😰

[مهرهاليافعي]

0:50 well..to answer your question:
every thing about dentist is terrifying
, first of all:the smell, the tools, the strong light in my face...
and then when the dintest try to chick it hurts when clicking with the tool, the drill, and even the injection that suppose to give you relief hurts like ALOT!!...
lastly:i don't like the feeling of that vacume for the saliva its irritating plus i really hate that tiny sink which i always mistake when spitting inside specially when half of my mouth is paralyzed.