Syeda Aafia Fathima*

Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India

*Corresponding Author: Syeda Aafia Fathima, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore, India.

Received: July 12, 2021; Published: August 07, 2021

Abstract

The most horrible feeling in the world is anxiety, which we will not wish even for our enemy. Deterioration of oral health is due to avoidance of treatment because of dental anxiety which is a major problem faced by dentists. To develop a patient-centric treatment plan the dentist along with his/her team should first understand why the patient is anxious? Assessing the level of anxiety of the patient will help the dentist develop empathy towards the patient. In this article, we will be going through the causes, symptoms and effects of dental anxiety and ways to overcome it.

Keywords: Anxiety; Distress; Dental Procedures

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Citation

Citation: Syeda Aafia Fathima. “Anxiety- A Major Cause of Distress during Dental Procedures”. Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 5.9 (2021): 35-38.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Syeda Aafia Fathima. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.