Survey reveals women six times 'more disgusted' by dental treatment than men

A recent survey reveals that women are much more likely to be disgusted by a visit to the dentist than men, according to burtonmail.co.uk.

The article by David Arnold reveals that female patients who are dental phobic are six times more likely to be disgusted with scenes of dental treatment.

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"In a battle of the sexes, dental phobic women struggled to hide their emotions. Although both men and woman fared equally when asked about their feelings towards the dentist, women afraid of the dentist were more repulsed than their men counterparts.

"Survey data from the Adult Dental Health Survey showed almost half of adults were moderately to extremely afraid of the dentist." Read the article at burtonmail.co.uk.

Research also reveals that women in their 40s are more likely to fear the dentist than any other age group, according to MedicalXpress.com. The onging University of Sydney study, now in its fifth year, shows that women of this age were most likely to have perceived a "traumatic dental experience, abuse, trauma and oro-facial trauma."

In her article on health.harvard.edu, Ann MacDonald is one of many authors on the web offering advice for dental phobics. Her article is states "that surveys estimate that dental phobia affects 13% to 24% of people around the world." Readers submitted their suggestions for calming their fears as they enter the dentist.

Dentists offer many ideas to help calm patients, from spa atmospheres and warm blankets to allowing patients to bring their iPods into the operatory.

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