Are you afraid of the dentist?

Many of us have feared the dentist for a long time and hesitate to attend appointments. Many of our fears come from memories we had in our childhood. We hold on to those bad moments for years and let them take over causing us extreme fear. The ironic part of this is that most dentists are usually very quite and nice. They go into this profession to help the community see that their only intent is to help them. They want to teach their patients to care for their teeth and not only visit the dentist when their pain has become unbearable.

The problem is that we stop going to the dentist because we fear the pain of a shot and the pain associated with dental treatment. We fear that the pain will come back to haunt us while we are sitting at the dental office. But in reality the pain we endure with a simple shot is very minimal compared to the pain endured after years or months of neglecting to see a doctor and have necessary dental treatments.

Due to the high levels of anxiety that some patients experience, here at 7 Day Dental we have taken a great step to make sure we are providing the patient with a relax and comfortable environment, where coming to the dentist is no longer a sacrifice but an enjoyable experience. Here is a list of some of the options our patients have at our offices:

1. Sedation: Patients can now get treatment while they sleep and have virtually no pain and their entire dental treatment can be done
2. Nitrous: If sedation is something the patient does not desire, he or she can also get nitrous, previously known as laughing gas, which will relax the patient and ease any tensions. Nitrous is a gas that is inhaled and just causes the patient to feel relaxed and make the dental visit more pleasurable.
3. Movies: we have TVs in almost all our rooms for the patients to enjoy their favorite TV show or the movie we are showing that day.
4. Earphones: we offer earphones or suggest our patient to bring their own earphones to listen to music that would make them feel comfortable and relax.
5. Blankets and pillows: we are now in the process of buying blankets and pillows for the adequate comfort of our patient, hoping to reduce the patient's nervousness.

There are so many options available to ease a patient’s pain and nervousness and therefore your visit at 7 Day Dental can now be enjoyable rather than traumatizing. For more information about our offices go to our web address at www.7daydental.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/7DayDentalEuclid, www.facebook.com/7DayDentalLincoln and www.facebook.com/7DayDentalLadera.