{"id":178,"date":"2015-10-14T20:54:38","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T00:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=178"},"modified":"2019-07-02T11:40:34","modified_gmt":"2019-07-02T15:40:34","slug":"dentists-are-my-nightmare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/dentists-are-my-nightmare\/","title":{"rendered":"Dentists are my nightmare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know how some children fear the dark? Or have nightmares about a monster? \u00a0Well, my nightmares are about dentists. \u00a0In fact, I&#8217;m dressing up as a dentist for halloween. \u00a0However, I&#8217;ve got to face my nightmare. I&#8217;ve got a toothache that I am sure origninated in the gates of hell. So&#8230;help me. \u00a0How do I not run screaming out of the office?<\/p>\n<p>Amanda G. &#8211; California<\/p>\n<p>Amanda,<\/p>\n<p>You are not the only person who would run from a dentist. There isn&#8217;t a magic button you can push to take away your fear, but believe it or not, there is a magic pill. \u00a0I would look for a dentist that is compassionate with fearful patients.<\/p>\n<p>Almost all of them will use some form of <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/sedation-dentist.html\">sedation dentistry<\/a>. \u00a0With your level of Halloween costume worthy anxiety, I suggest you use at least oral conscious sedation. \u00a0There is a lighter form of sedation and a heavier, but I think oral sedation is the way to go for you.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\">LIbertyville Dentist<\/a> Dr. David Potts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know how some children fear the dark? Or have nightmares about a monster? \u00a0Well, my nightmares are about dentists. \u00a0In fact, I&#8217;m dressing up as a dentist for halloween. \u00a0However, I&#8217;ve got to face my nightmare. I&#8217;ve got a toothache that I am sure origninated in the gates of hell. 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