The study, published in the International Dental Journal, revealed that dental anxiety can heavily impact you psychologically and socially, leading to feelings such as shame, poor self-confidence and social isolation1.
Key elements of social wellbeing, such as income and education, were also negatively affected by dental anxiety.
Those questioned were almost twice as likely to be on a lower income if they feared dental visits. Results also showed they were twice as likely to suffer from poor oral health.
More than 10 million adults in the United Kingdom have some level of dental anxiety, with an estimated six million suffering from dental phobia.
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