Some of us may remember stories about the terror we felt over a trip to the dentist when we were younger; and in some cases, this even carries on until adulthood. Odontophobia can set in as we sit in the dentist’s chair and open our mouths wide to have teeth gap fixed, get a tooth extracted, and so on and so forth.
Luckily for patients, some dentists have adopted a fun way of distracting their patients from the pain that some dental procedures can cause. Patients can now watch movies in 3d while getting their dental treatment.
It’s called the Cinema ProMed System, and it was launched earlier this week by Total 3D Solutions, and uses the Carl Zeiss Cinemizer organic light-emitting diode screen. It sports the Zeiss OLED multimedia video glasses design, and shows patients a 2D or 3D movie. Patients can either choose from the dentist’s stash of videos, or they can plug in their own iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch and choose from their own list. Initially this was developed for children, but even adults are found to be enjoying it too.
According to test results it has helped to reduce anxiety and fear in patients while sitting in the dental chair and receiving treatment, due in huge part to being disconnected from the stressful clinical surroundings that can trigger these unwanted emotions.
According to a study done by Colgate, up to 15 percent of Americans refuse to visit their dentist because of the fear and anxiety that they experience. But with some dentists attesting to the ease they experience while conducting procedures on more relaxed patients (thereby improving procedures for both the patient and dentists), these hesitant patients may just turn into more willing ones, and will no longer postpone appointments until more complications develop.
