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What if I am afraid of the dentist?

Julija Skurjate2024-12-12T15:29:15+02:00

Fear of the dentist, often referred to as odontophobia, is quite common🙄 Several strategies can be used to overcome this feeling of fear: 1. Communication with zobārstu👩🏻‍⚕️ Tell the dentist about your fear and anxiety. We will suggest different techniques, such as pausing during the treatment or agreeing with you a signal to stop the work if you feel uncomfortable. 2. Gradual work☝ It is very valuable to get used to the dentist's environment gradually. At the beginning, you can visit the dentist just for a consultation, without any procedures, to familiarise yourself with the environment and the staff. Later,

What if I am afraid of the dentist?Julija Skurjate2024-12-12T15:29:15+02:00

3 points that indicate a visit to the dentist

Julija Skurjate2025-05-16T13:13:27+03:00

First - it's time for your annual check-up or dental hygiene. Ideally, this visit should be scheduled once a year or even once every six months. During the visit, the doctor will assess whether any treatment is needed, perform a hygiene check and take X-rays if necessary. The second is, of course, complaints. Complaints about a tooth can be quite varied - it may become sensitive when eating sweets, it may start to react to temperature changes, it may start to hurt at night or it may hurt when biting. All of these symptoms may indicate that a tooth decay

3 points that indicate a visit to the dentistJulija Skurjate2025-05-16T13:13:27+03:00

Why visit the dentist even if you don’t feel toothache?

Julija Skurjate2025-05-16T13:35:37+03:00

☝🦷Caries at the contact points of the teeth (between the teeth) are often considered to be the relatively "most dangerous" caries. This is because holes in the spaces between the teeth cannot usually be seen for very long, so they are often detected when the patient complains of pain. In the case shown in the pictures, the holes in both teeth were only detected thanks to a follow-up X-ray. 👉 The first picture shows the teeth when all the carious masses had been removed and the teeth were ready for filling. 👉 The second picture shows the final result after

Why visit the dentist even if you don’t feel toothache?Julija Skurjate2025-05-16T13:35:37+03:00