Meaning of odontophobia | Babel Free

Definitions

An irrational fear of dentistry.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Odontophobia, or the fear of dental work, seems equally plausible, as does pentheraphobia - fear of the mother-in-law.”

“In fact, in dentistry, there is often a widespread condition of odontophobia among patients.”

“People with dentophobia, also called odontophobia, have a fear of dentists. Someone with dentophobia may have extreme anxiety at the thought of going to the dentist or while in the dentist’s office.”

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