What’s keeping you from going to the dentist? The sound of the drill, painful childhood memory, fear, or anxiety, the list goes on and on. Putting off a trip to the dentist can result in major health problems and a hidden smile.
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Traumatic memories can be debilitating and cause avoidance of the dentist. Recent research shows those who have fear and anxiety about going to that appointment, want to overcome it and get treatments.
This research led by NYU College of Dentistry and published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
“Memories of traumatic dental care can be remarkably vivid and tend to have lifelong implications,” said Kelly Daly, an assistant research scientist in NYU Dentistry’s Family Translational Research Group.
To explore the connection between memory and dental fear, Daly and her colleagues analyzed survey data and written reflections from parents about their own dental fear as well as their children’s fear; the findings are published in the journal Oral.
They found that many people with dental fear have memories of pain and negative interactions with dentists—including some behaviors that have since fallen out of favor, such as a dentist putting a hand over a child’s mouth to stop disruptive behavior, a technique that has been removed from clinical guidelines. Patients also recounted experiences that led them to perceive dentists as untrustworthy, whether they felt humiliation, that they were not being listened to or believed, or that dentists were recommending unnecessary treatments.
“The salience of these memories—particularly ones from childhood—and ways that lifelong oral healthcare can be compromised are important lessons for practicing dental providers,” said Daly. “Many of these negative experiences can be avoided with open and transparent communication between providers and patients.”
