No. I fear constipation.
Do you fear the dentist?
I used to be really fearful, but I had a great dentist when we lived in Virginia. He really put me at ease and scheduled extra time for me so we could take a break if I needed it. If my insurance would cover an out of state dentist, I would go and see him now. Even though I can't see him, he has taught me to ask for the time and the breaks, which has helped with the dentist I have seen since.
I don't know if I "fear them" I definitely don't like them. Ive been putting mine off.
I fear the bill
I enjoy going to the dentist. My teeth and smile are beautiful.
No, but I don't like going. The last hygenist I saw was way too rough--I don't think it's necessary to make my gums bleed in several spots -_-
No, not anymore. I really like my Dentist and they treat me very good there. I used to fear it but after seeing their work, I no longer have any fear of This Dentist but like Otis, I do fear the bill. Oh well, I'll live.
I never really understood that fear. Not to be rude to anyone who does, but I just find it kind of random. Sure, I disliked some dentists, but nothing was scary about them
Fear of the dentist can involve things other than the dentist and the procedures he performs.
For instance, I do not like to be laid back in a chair and not be able to move. (Claustrophobia, probably)
Took me quite a while to overcome that.
Also, truly "painless" dentistry has only been my experience for the last 20 years or so---so for years, I was always anticipating intense pain sooner or later.
Also, when I was about 6, I went to the dentist's office with my mother. As we left the treatment room, I happened to look into another room and saw a patient getting what I now know was a numbing injection. Unfortunately, the needle and syringe looked like something out of a horror movie; and the perspective I had made it look like he was injecting it into her brain through the roof of her mouth.
That seemed to take forever to overprogram mentally.
