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2018-05-26 23:49:13
Hi doctor. i have a friend who has a phobia/paranoid situation whereby she has not brushed her teeth for two months. every time she decides to brush, she has the phobia of spreading germ/bacteria to her other family members. what should i o to help her and what are the disease can be spread by this?
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Odontarrupophobia . Fear of brushing teeth. Your friend need some counselling regarding her fear of brushing teeth. Did she had some bad memories of brushing teeth ? . If yes then counselling would be first priority. Motivate her to brush her teeth by doing exercise like brushing your teeth along with her etc. There can be plenty of diseases associated with this and most likely is that she will lose her teeth at an early age as compared to someone who regularly maintains his/her oral hygiene.
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