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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nDental phobia, or dentophobia as it is known in\npsychology, is an extremely common problem. But, while it is commonly seen, its\nimpacts on both your physical and oral health can be devastating. As humans\ntend to avoid situations that are painful or unpleasant, the majority of those\nwho suffer from dental phobias put off visiting their dentists for years,\nmeaning their oral health is left unattended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there is some good news! If you are\nscared about getting into the dental chair, many dental surgeries provide\noptions that will help you to relax. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
At\nCraigentinny<\/strong>, we know that fear of\nthe dentist is an important issue. We take it very seriously and will always\naim to make the most phobic of our patients feel relaxed while in our care.\nWhile you may think you will never be able to sit in a dental chair unaided, we\ncan offer you a solution that is guaranteed to calm your nerves; sedation\ndentistry in Edinburgh<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Are there any advantages to sedation dentistry\nin Edinburgh<\/strong>?\nWhy should you undertake it at all? Read on to find out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n No discomfort<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n So, one of the key reasons many people have fear\nof the dentist, to begin with, is related to discomfort from a past experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Craigentinny<\/strong>,\nwe don\u2019t want to make you feel nervous and we certainly don\u2019t want you to be in\nany pain, so when you come to us for sedation dentistry in Edinburgh<\/strong>,\nwe can assure you that any procedure you undertake with us will be painless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sedation is also perfect if you have a fear of\nneedles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n No recall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have briefly discussed how memories of\nprevious traumas can be an underlying cause of dental anxieties and phobias.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While it is easy to state that not all dentists\nare the same, at Craigentinny<\/strong>, we\nknow that this will not help soothe your nerves, and so, sedation is a sensible\noption for changing your opinion of dental professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Why? Because when you awake from sedation, you\nwill have no memory of the procedure and you will have a gorgeous looking set\nof teeth as a result. Positive reinforcement at its best!<\/p>\n\n\n\n One visit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the worst things to inflict on someone who\nis scared of the dentist is having to attend multiple appointments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With sedation, an added advantage is that our\ndental team will be able to perform multiple treatments on you all at once.\nFillings, root canals, and even extractions can be completed in one visit,\nmeaning a reduction in appointments – and anxieties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n No anxiety!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, the main advantage of sedation use in\ndentistry is that it eliminates anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You won\u2019t be forced to sit through disconcerting\nnoises, smells or experiences and will wake up with a pristine looking set of\nteeth, without feeling any worry or fear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your comfort is our goal at Craigentinny<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you are a nervous dental patient, the idea of walking into a dental surgery can fill you with dread, or even panic. Dental phobia, or dentophobia as it is known in psychology, is an extremely common problem. But, while it is commonly seen, its impacts on both your physical and oral health can be … Continue reading Worried about attending your dental check-up? How sedation dentistry at Craigentinny can help<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sedation-dentistry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":585,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/582\/revisions\/585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.craigentinny.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}