Dental treatment and the surrounding dental environment may elicit many different cognitions
and emotions among people. For the majority, these feelings include anxiety and discomfort
when facing a situation of dental care. For the fearful patient a visit to the dental office is very
difficult and usually postponed as long as possible .It often means irregular dental
visiting habits with only emergency dental treatments or even sometimes total avoidance
which leads to the deterioration of oral health as well as increased feelings of anxiety, shame
and inferiority. This is why it is of great significance to diagnose anxiety on time and handle
the anxious patient properly. Treatment of dental anxiety and choosing the right method of
managing this disorder is not always easy. Therefore more and more important for the dentist
is to develop the skill of assessing of patients behaviour, the reasons for their problems and
seeking for suitable methods of treatment
Music is a set of information, which in the form of impulses, reaches the human nervous
system. By affecting the metabolism it can change our behavior, develop emotions or bring
memories to our minds. It can also influence our brain waves and in this way change our
condition. It is well known that suitable music also has many relaxation benefits and by
changing the moods, which alerts brain chemistry, it can have a positive influence on a patient
by making concentration easier, fostering patience and above all easing anxiety
One should have a collection of all types of music to appeal to different types of patients.This sets a mood and soothes them and contributes some amount towards making the patient receptive
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