Nervous Patients Loganholme

Dental anxiety is associated with the trauma, apprehension, and stress people experience when visiting a dental setting. Feeling overwhelmed at the dentist can result in putting off dental treatment which is detrimental to your oral health. Dental fear can often stem from a patient’s childhood and certain triggers such as needles, drills or the dental environment as a whole can all contribute.

Our nurturing dentists at Blue Star Dental have an invested interest in caring for nervous patients and are highly experienced with managing dental phobia – we use the latest technology and techniques to calm your worries.  

Signs and symptoms you suffer from dental anxiety

People with dental anxiety may encounter:

• Sweating
• Racing heartbeat or palpitations
• Low blood pressure and possible fainting
• Visible distress, crying or signs of panic 
• Aggressive behaviour