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| A wave of treatments to help treat dental anxiety |
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Robert Windsor |
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Anxiety is a very common problem, which affects us all to some degree at some point in our lives. Anxiety can be triggered by a huge range of factors but most commonly feelings of anxiousness are associated with sources of stress, such as financial problems or relationship worries, illness, anticipation of upcoming events, such as a wedding, driving test or job interview and fears or phobias.
Physical symptoms
Physical symptoms of anxiety often include feeling like you need to go to the loo a lot, butterflies in the stomach, sweating, rapid heart rate, tremors, heart palpitations, pins and needles, dizziness and a dry mouth, while common psychological symptoms include a feeling or foreboding or dread, a lack of concentration, restlessness and irritability and impatience.
Coping with anxiety
Many people with anxiety manage to contain their symptoms and quickly recover and return to normal; however, people with severe anxiety find it very difficult to get on with their normal lives and may require treatment. Possible treatments for severe anxiety include medication and psychological therapies including cognitive behavioural therapy and counselling.
Dental phobia
Many people suffer from severe anxiety when they go to the doctor or dentist; in fact, for the majority of people this is a nervy experience. There are many reasons why going to see a doctor of dentist may make you feel nervous; you may have had a negative experience in the past, you may be worried about the outcome of your appointment particularly if you have been unwell or have suffered symptoms of illness in the recent past, or you may have a phobia of pain or a more specialised fear of needles, injections or the feeling of metal instruments in your mouth, for instance.
Treatment for phobia
Nowadays, doctors and dentists are trained to deal with anxious patients and use methods to relax them and distract their attention; many dental practices are not kitted out with television screens and stereo systems so patients can relax by listening to music or watching a film during their appointment. For patients with more severe anxiety or dental phobia, many dentists offer sedative treatments, which help to put the patient's mind at ease and relax their body. There is also a new, completely non-invasive treatment called NuCalm, which uses the body's natural calming process to induce a state of complete relaxation; the results of treatment mimic the state of an individual just before they go to sleep.
NuCalm
The NuCalm treatment involves the patient chewing GABA (a natural nutrient found in the brain) tablets, which help to block the action of adrenalin, listening to soothing music and wearing glasses to block out the light. The treatment also involves the use of cranial electrotherapy stimulation; during the treatment, the patient will have patches fitted to the side of their head and tiny frequency waves will pass through the patches; this helps to relax the patient, as well as facilitating the function of the GABA tablets.
Many people suffer from anxiety and it can hamper the way they live their lives; doctors advise people who experience severe anxiety to seek help for their condition. Often, treatment is very effective and it can help patients to get on with living their life.
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