Hand placement

So I was curious as I went to my last appointment . Do people generally clasp their hands in their lap? Fold their arms across their chest? Grasp the arms on the chair? Something other? I recall one time when in my younger years at the dentist during an intense drilling period, clinging to my pants - I think I actually poked a hole in my jeans with my clinched claws. I was just thinking about that and was curious.

My hands fall to my sides or in my lap and I relax.

My hands are usually one on top of each other over my tummy area , or constantly being raised if being cleaned lol , as I have a lot of sensitivity

I'm an arm rests kind of guy. Gives me something to dig into in case things get a little intense.

Most of the time just together on my lap.

Unfortunately, modern dental chairs often do not have armrests anymore.

Because my heads get sweaty when I'm waiting in the chair, I prefer not to place them on my laps. I've tried to lay my arms on the chair as well - to prevent that they slip from the chair, you can put your hands under your bottom.

I generally keep mine folded in my lap, I have gripped a cell phone before, I think it’s most comfortable to keep them folded on your lap.

Usually hands are on my lap.

I keep my hands folded,except for last year when i had a abcess on my tooth and they pulled it out,then i had my hands gripping tight on the armrests and my legs were rigid as well lol

I've never really thought about it too much, but I guess in my lap.

When I had my wisdom teeth removed decades ago, they were lightly restrained to the arm rests, which probably had a lot to do with fetish formation.

It really depends on the chair. If it has armrests, I'll rest my arms on armrests, but honestly I don't think too much about where my hands go. If I were to guess, I'd say they're usually in my lap most of the time.

I clasp my hands on my lap, but I find it fairly common for the arm rests to be gripped.

I rest my hands on my legs, just above the knees. My dentist is 99% painless but on occasion, I will feel a bit of a “zing” if the instrument or drill touches a nerve, then I grip my leg out of reflex. Dentistry has come a long way these days. I had an abscessed tooth earlier this year and I needed a root canal. My regular dentist referred me to a partner endodontist for the procedure and I felt no pain whatsoever. For me, the worst part is the sound of the drilling…

Arm rests for a cleaning, in my lap for drilling

I hold on to the armrests while I sit/lay in the dental chair.