Dental phobia is very common — and no reason to neglect your dental health. As experienced dentists specialising in treating anxious patients in Zug, we guide you through every treatment with understanding, patience and the right approach.
Many people experience a natural apprehension about visiting the dentist. For at least one in ten patients, however, dental anxiety reaches such a level that it leads to genuine avoidance behaviour: appointments are repeatedly postponed, pain is ignored, and treatment is delayed for years. What begins as anxiety can thus develop into a genuine dental phobia — with serious consequences for dental health.
If you recognise yourself in this pattern, you’ve come to the right place. As dentists specialising in treating anxious patients in Zug, we’ll meet you without pressure or judgement — openly, patiently and with a clear plan for how we can work together to find the path to better dental health.
The causes of dental phobia are varied. Often, a bad experience from the past lies behind it — a painful procedure, a rushed approach or the feeling of having had no control over the situation. Feelings of shame about the condition of one’s own teeth can also contribute to avoiding a visit to the dentist.
Important: We fully understand each of these reasons. We do not judge anyone, and we always start treatment at a point where you feel comfortable.
Depending on the severity of your dental phobia, we have various methods at our disposal to make your treatment as comfortable as possible:
Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is administered via a small nasal mask and has a rapid relaxing and anxiety-relieving effect. You remain awake and responsive, but feel significantly calmer and more detached from the treatment. After a short time, you can leave the surgery unaided.
With sedation, you are given a tranquilliser that puts you into a pleasant state of twilight sleep. Although you remain conscious, you are barely aware of the treatment and usually have little or no memory of it afterwards.
For patients with severe dental phobia or in cases of very extensive treatment, dental treatment under general anaesthesia may be the best solution. You will sleep deeply and soundly — and wake up once everything is finished.
At our practice at Baarerstrasse 12 in Zug, we have many years’ experience in treating anxious patients. We take our time during your initial consultation, listen to you and work with you to draw up a treatment plan you can trust. The first step is often the hardest — simply give us a call or drop us a line. We’ll be happy to reply.
Book a no-obligation consultation — we’ll listen to you and work with you to find the best solution for you.