Dental treatment

Hi. My son is 13 and has autism and adhd.

He is scared of the dentist but does go and I sit in the room with him and reassure him when they are looking at his teeth.

However, last visit they said he has a cavity and needs a filling,

personally I don’t think he’s going to cope, but the dentist had told me they will be fine.

Is there anything I can do to help prepare him mentally for this? I have a horrible idea in my mind that as soon as they get the drill out he’s going to run away screaming. He’s terrified of anything medical and last time he had a blood test he had a full on meltdown and screamed the hospital down.

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  • Whenever I have to have something done, I use loud music to drown out the noise of what's going on and if it's loud enough, it's the only thing you can concentrate on at the time.

    My dentist is happy to have a patient that will not flinch or panic - she just taps me on the shoulder when she's done.

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  • Whenever I have to have something done, I use loud music to drown out the noise of what's going on and if it's loud enough, it's the only thing you can concentrate on at the time.

    My dentist is happy to have a patient that will not flinch or panic - she just taps me on the shoulder when she's done.

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