Put a guy in a dental chair, and he turns into a wimp. In a survey, 49 percent of dentists said males are more anxious when it comes to dental appointments, while only 15 percent thought females were the scaredy-cats. In the survey, boys generally are no more afraid than girls. But as they get older, the fear gender gap widens. By the time patients hit their 40s, there are four dental-phobic men for every anxious woman. One reason may be that men don’t take care of their teeth as well as women do and therefore need more work.

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