Dental Phobia - I love my dentist!

There CAN be life after dental phobia! Who knows ... maybe your dentist can not only help you back to dental health, help you control your gingivitis, tooth decay or whatever your biggest dental problem is, but also give you something you never imagined possible from a dentist?

Let me tell you about my dentist. She is incredibly petite. Dark hair, dark eyes so full of soul and feeling that you could just drown in them. Amazingly delicate features and a face that lights up when she smiles. She is pure beauty. And this wonderful woman is the one that I am learning to trust. Yes, it sometimes hurts. But I can tell you that being hurt by HER is a heck of a lot better than being hurt by the monster hulk of a massive ugly red head dentist that haunts my phobic nightmares.

If you suffer from dental phobia like me, if you have not visited a dentist for years and years (13 years it was for me!) then maybe you should consider it now. You might just meet one of those unusual people who can change your life just by looking into your eyes and telling you, without words, "the world is a wonderful place."

Wishing you dental health, an end to dental phobia, and a dentist as sexy as mine!

Jake
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Dental Phobia and Hereditary Problems

Hello all,

Dental phobia is often associated with a lot of guilt. Us dental phobics beat ourselves up over how long it has been since we've been to the dentist, about our dental hygiene, about not flossing (or not flossing twice a day... or whatever) about eating between meals ... you name it, some of us will be feeling guilty about it and its effect on our teeth or gums.

So today I want to point out that it ISN'T ALL YOUR FAULT!!! You have done the best you could do with the information, abilities and genes you've been given. A lot of dental phobics have mild, medium or severe malocclusion of some kind. If you have any malocclusion, or wonky teeth, then your ability to keep your teeth clean is compromised. It's not your fault if you parents didn't or couldn't give you the very best in dental treatment when you were a kid!

It's not your fault if you inherited a tendency to gum recession and bone loss. Yes, these things ARE affected by your genes. I know someone who has not been to the dentist for longer than me, and who only brushes his teeth once a day. Yes, he has dental problems. But he doesn't have gum recession and bone loss. See? Life isn't fair and your dental problems are NOT all your fault.

So let's give ourselves a break, continue to do the best we can do within the practial and emotional limits of our teeth and our dental phobia.

Wishing you dental health,

Jake
http://www.dental-phobia.com