Enjoying Your Stay in the Dentist's Chair

Some people get scared of the dentist because of all the scare stories floating around. However, it is actually very easy to enjoy sitting in “the chair” as long as you keep the right mindset and choose a trusted dentist. With a few changes to your dental routine, you can go from painful appointments to pleasant visits in no time.

Consider the possibility that your dentist simply doesn't have the right gentleness for you. If so, ditch that dentist and look for someone else with a lighter touch and who actually knows how to make patients comfortable. It's not worth it to be loyal to a dentist when he can't even help you calm down.

Now that you have the right dentist, ask yourself why you seem to dread your dental check-ups. After all, the mind is a powerful thing, and it might be your own notions that's turning a simple cleaning into an agonizing round of torture. It hurts because you expect it to hurt, and you shouldn't. During an operation, a good dentist will always tell you which parts may be uncomfortable or painful, so don't jump the gun by assuming everything will hurt.

Conquering dental visits is all about conquering your own misconceptions on what the visit will be like. Just sit back, relax, and let the dentist do her thing. If things go well, you'll be done quickly enough, and you wouldn't even have to feel any pain.