Cognitive behavior therapy imparts skills that will help people to control how they feel and act. It will help to tackle dental phobia and promote good oral health.
Key takeaways:
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) helps people to acquire the necessary skills to face their fears such as fear of injections. It is a short-term treatment that involves anything between 6 and 10 sessions.
- People with dental phobias have been found to avoid visiting the dentist and were likely to have cavities and other dental problems.
- CBT is more effective in combating dental phobia than the use of sedation since it has a long lasting impact.
Although the training is long lasting, Milgrom said, fear can return and some may need more coaching later. The degree of fear may depend on whether the person is primarily afraid of the dentist or has other psychological problems, he said.
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