Women in Their 40s Most Likely to Suffer from the Effects of Dental Phobia
A current University of Sydney study has revealed that women who are 40 plus suffer from dental anxiety more than any other group.
The study has been running for 5 years, during which time female patients within their 40s were more likely to feel depression and heightened anxiety concerning their dental treatment.
The study coordinator, Dr Avanti Karve, has found that 40 percent of the western world fear the dentist and are affected by this fear. A survey carried out in Australia also highlighted the differences between non-dental phobic and dental phobic patients in concern to the time they waited before getting in touch with a dentist. For patients who didn’t worry about dental appointment or treatments the average waiting period was 3 days, whereas for those with a fear of the dentist the average was 17 days.
Studies in America, conducted by the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine made an estimate of 30-40 million people who do not go to their dentist and actively avoid treatment due to dental fear in American alone.
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Most efective method of dealing with dental phobia is individual therapy.