Despite the general
advisory of having to visit your dentist
every 6 months, how many of us actually do that religiously? For most
people, a visit to the dental office is only done when there is a
dental issue that needs to be taken care of (cleaning, filling,
etc.); if there is no dental work to be done, then some people simply
don't go the dentist for years. While most people avoid going to the
dentist unless absolutely necessary, there are still people that do
not have their teeth checked simply because they are afraid of
dentists.
The fear of visiting
the dentist is not directly caused by the dentist himself. Most
people are terrified by the sound of the drill as it cleans their
teeth. That horrible noise is definitely enough to get anyone's heart
racing. Luckily for those suffering from this fear, dental technology
has come up with a drill that is substantially less noisy than the
dental drills most people are familiar with. From the videos and
pictures that can be found on the Internet, you can see that those
drills are also slightly smaller than the usual dental drill. In a
sense, this smaller size also reduces that feeling of being invaded.
With modern medical
technology advancing, it's only fair that medical technology also
make advances in making the trip to the dentist less terrifying. The
use of these drills would definitely lessen the uneasiness of
patients.
