#5 – Dental Phobia
It is believed that up to 75 percent of the population has at least some form of dental fear; however, approximately 5-10 percent have dental phobia, which causes them to avoid dental care at all costs. Most of them will opt to visit the dentist only in case of a dental emergency, such as toothache or worse. As you might have guessed it, younger people are more fearful than older individuals, while women are typically more fearful than men.