I hate I missed this when it was a fresh post. I'm glad you commented on a post I had previously so I found this.

I always close my eyes,but I had this conversation with my dentists not long ago. I asked them if they preferred for their patients to close their eyes or look at them. They both agreed closed eyes were better and less distracting for them. Even if I wasn't a closed eyes person I would have become one after that conversation.

I only close them sometimes. When something may get in my eye. Or when the lights are too bright. Usually, I have them open.

Even after 3 and Aesthetics I still feel the coldness of his tool when he places it on the teeth and feeling the bottom of the teeth we go through and the root snapping off as it Glides up through the gum and you hear the popping sound when a tooth is finally removed. My dentist don't like me because I don't show no facial expressions he always asks me why don't you ever show facial expressions and I told him because I have a High excruciating pain for the tolerance that you give me LOL

My dentist gives us a pair of dark sun glasses to wear so we dont have to look into the bright light and so no water splashes into our eyes. I like it.

Our dentist had a tv in the ceiling so watched that

I choose to close my eyes...mostly because I once started to get the giggles while watching a hygienist working on me. Something about the way they were staring at my mouth at the time struck me as funny...which of course delayed the dentist work....and also made them laugh. A laughing dental technician with a sharp object is a scary thing.

Closed when I think it's gonna hurt! It never does, so I open em! Lol.

Close

Mostly closed, but I do open my eyes to see whats going on from time to time / when they are transitioning between procedures. I want to know what they're doing to me ;P

A bit of both, to be honest. I don't like it when they talk to you : between the noise of the drill and the numbness of my mouth, and are they really giving my teeth their full attention?

I close them in case an errant piece of tooth or filling decides to go skydiving.

Usually looking at something across the room. Like as if I could read it, though it might not be a thing with words on it.

Open...I watch TV😂 My dentist has monitors mounted from the ceiling and gives you a wireless headphone...

Depends, but if I have to choose just one, I would say open more

People have to wonder these days.How many dentist are getting arrest for bad things

Open but I look into the corner of the room averting the gaze of the dental hygienist

I have mine open always have so they can see the icy glare i give them if they hurt me haha. I did have a filling once without anistetic and it hurt like hell when the drill hit haha. Didnt take my eyes off of him didnt take him long to finish up haha

They are always open at the dentist. I don’t look at him though, just at the ceiling tiles.

Open. Unless it's painful, I just watch what's happening.
Mine likes to talk.

Closed as they put safety glasses on and I usually fall asleep ,,,

Open. I find that easier while I'm doing the sign language.

I close mine, I really don't want to see what they are doing.

Wow 50 / 50 that doesn't happen often ... I close mine

Depends on the procedure

Open , but with dark safety glasses on

I answered open, but I have been known to fall asleep during certain kids of procedures

closed
I'm generally praying for it to be over

Close... Nothing to see anyways...

Open, I am not scared of the dentist.

I try to close them and then make myself go to another place.

I close my eyes, mostly because a dental hygienist once told me it’s less distracting for them.

Closed then open to check on them

I keep mine closed. I don't like the awkward eye contact.

Not a fan of dentists

Zen out....endure it .

Both, ether.

Always open!

Closed at all times

Open.

I only close my eyes if he's kissing me.

wait, what?

Haha. Not an intimate moment is it 😉

My dentist is a lady and usually her tits are around my face when she works so i close my eyes as a respect

Open, she's quite a talker.

I tend to nod off.

I start giggling if I leave them open.

Open until they hit a nerve!!!

You can close your eyes? I never thought of that

I love the pain

The hygienist is so nice and always smiles at me, of course my eyes are open!