Dentophobia is a fear of dental treatment. Dentophobic patients go to the dentist only in extreme cases, such as acute toothache or inflammation.

Nowadays, fear of the dentist (at different levels) is experienced by at least one third of the world’s population, i.e. almost one in three people. One of the main causes of fear is the patient’s personal negative experience related too previous visits to the dentist. Especially if such visits were associated with any painful manipulations.

Speaking about the reasons, they often note the features of toothache, which are characterized by special severity and strength. The proximity of vital organs – the brain, organs of vision, make headache and toothache especially significant for a person’s instinct of self-preservation.