I have a dental procedure today and I am terrified. Its irrational fear but it's there nonetheless. I have had one cleaning 6 months ago and the last one before that was 20 years ago....so my mouth is in bad shape. Had a wisdom tooth come in at 38 and fall out at 41. And since then my mouth has gone downhill. Was fine up until that pesky wisdom tooth. The ONLY reason I am going today is because of my daughter and not wanting her to have the fears I have. Has anyone here done the scaling procedure? The "deep cleaning of the gums". Any advice on before or after anxiety management??