Are you overcome by overwhelming fear just at the thought of a dentist? Have you avoided going to the dentist for years because of fear of what might happen? Are you avoiding certain roads because you know there’s a dental surgery and you can’t even bear the thought of going near one? If you said yes to any of these questions you are most likely suffering from dental phobia or dental anxiety. People suffering from this type of phobia might have had a bad experience in their childhood, such as a painful dental treatment or they’ve observed someone else being in pain after a treatment. It is also possible that a parent had dental phobia and has passed this fear onto their child. Dentists are…