What better time than summer to overcome your dental anxiety? At the Oregon Smile Care Center, we give you the chance to do just that thanks to our sedation dentistry. Dr. Hanson and our caring team in Salem, OR offer oral sedation and comfort amenities that can help you take back control of your oral health from the fear that’s been keeping you from the dentist’s chair. Take a look at ...
Read MoreFear is a perfectly natural human response to the threat of danger. It’s important to your survival, in fact. But fear becomes a problem when it’s based on an irrational perception or expectation of danger. Dental anxiety refers to that sense of fear or dread you might experience when going to the dentist. It covers a broad range of fear levels. Two people could both have dental anxiety, but ...
Read MoreSpring is just around the corner! As the weather slowly starts to warm up with the changing season, you might be thinking about rededicating yourself to getting in shape for those swimsuits. Good news! Today, we’re going to help you shape up, and it won’t involve a single sit up! We’re talking about shaping up your smile with gum reshaping. This is a type of cosmetic ...
Read MoreThe statistics are not hard and fast about dental anxiety, but experts estimate that between 9 and 20 percent of Americans avoid going to the dentist because of fear. This fear can come from many places, but our concern at Oregon Smile Care Center is that it can have serious, long-term consequences on your oral health. Avoiding the dentist can increase the likelihood that you will have a dental ...
Read MoreDental anxiety is a condition that people suffer from in Salem, OR, and all around the world. It is the reason that many people let their oral health fall into disrepair. The fear generated when a person with dental anxiety makes a trip to the dentist often results in a doctor using sedation to deal with the anxiety by simply putting you in a state of complete relaxation. At Oregon Smile Care ...
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