dental fear 看牙恐惧症
分类: 实用英语
Dental fear is the fear of dentistry and of receiving dental care. It is estimated that as many as 75% of US adults experience some degree of dental fear, from mild to severe.
“看牙恐惧症”指的是对牙科及接受牙科治疗的恐惧。据估计,美国成年人中有75%有不同程度的看牙恐惧症,有的程度较轻,有的则很严重。
Many dentally fearful people will only seek dental care when they have a dental emergency, such as a toothache or dental abscess.
很多有看牙恐惧症的人只有在遇到牙科急症时才会去看牙,比如牙痛或者牙脓肿。