henricksondental.com

Are you afraid of the dentist? It turns out there are a lot of people, a lot of adults, who are more afraid of the dentist than they are of the boogey man. When you think about it, this is a very legitimate fear. After all, so many people have grown up having cavities filled and maybe even teeth pulled or worse. We tend to associate the dentist with pain and even a simple checkup can cause a lot of anxiety. Fortunately there is a way to go to the dentist without experiencing the anxiety and fear that goes with it. Really, there is! It is called pain-free dentistry and this means that you can go to the dentist and be completely unaware of what the dentist is doing. Pain free dentistry has revolutionized dental visits. There are different methods when it comes to pain free dentistry. The most traditional and least used these days involves intravenous administration of drugs. This was once used for root canals and wisdom tooth extraction. More commonly, pain free dentistry involves