Non-drug methods of managing anxiety in dental office
Non-drug methods of managing anxiety in dental office

Summary/Abstract: Anxiety disorders are a group of psychiatric disorders whose symptoms include excessiveanxiety, a feeling of fear, worry and avoidance behaviors. Dental anxiety may have a negativeimpact on a person’s life. Physiological aspects of dental anxiety are fright response andfeelings of exhaustion after dental appointments, while behavioral aspects are represented bydental avoidance. The practitioner must undertake psychological support for the patient in adental office where colors and music are used to create a welcoming, calm space that inspiresrelaxation, benefiting from a pleasant light adapted to each work or waiting space. The dentaloffice is a place with a strong anxiety-inducing potential, that's why the first step of thepractitioner is to recognize the patient's fear as existing and not to deny it, or tounderestimate it and to find, together with the patient all the necessary modalities to copewith it.

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