The Pain as a Triggering Factor of Dental Anxiety

The pain contains a special touch to each person. Of all our senses none captures our attention so well that pain. We can ignore the other senses, but it is very hard to ignore the pain. But with all the discomfort that it produces, we would be in danger if we did not feel the pain. Because of pain are training in the body, neurodegenerative and psychiatric global reactions. Psychologically, pain may be manifested by anxiety, fear, irritability, frustration, etc., each living the pain depending on individual variables perceptual, emotional, behavioral and cognitive. In Dental Medicine dealing with pain leads to avoidance of treatments needed, leading often to tooth loss, with serious consequences, both on the physical level through feeding difficulties and psychic level by reducing self esteem caused by an unsatisfactory aesthetic. An appropriate management of pain and anxiety can increase the therapeutic compliance and thus the quality of life through training and developing coping mechanisms effectiveness. Liliana Neagu | Dr. Gabriela Iorgulescu "The Pain as a Triggering Factor of Dental Anxiety" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-1 , December 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38286.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/psychology/38286/the-pain-as-a-triggering-factor-of-dental-anxiety/liliana-neagu