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Comparative assessment of dental anxiety among dental and pharmacy students in Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2019
Background: Dental anxiety is a recognized problem for both patients and dental professionals. The data on dental anxiety of professional students in India are limited.
Sumeet Bhatt, Ambika Gaur
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Prevalence of dental anxiety level in 6- to 12-year-old South Indian children

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2019
Background: Dental anxiety is one of the prime reasons for discouraging children to receive dental treatment. Measurement of the dental anxiety is very useful to know the prevalence level among 6- to 12-year-old children.
Vinod Kumar, E V Soma Sekhar Goud, Neeraja Turagam, Durga Prasad Mudrakola, Kranti Kiran Reddy Ealla, Praveen Haricharan Bhoopathi   +5 more
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Association of Maternal and Child Dental Anxiety With Dental Caries Experience and Dental Attendance Pattern of the Child

Journal of Orofacial Sciences, 2018
Introduction: Children with early childhood caries may have dental anxiety. Maternal anxiety can influence the child dental anxiety. Aims and Objective: To explore the association of maternal and child dental anxiety with the dental caries experience and
Shruti Balasubramanian, Suprabha B Shrikrishna, Ramya Shenoy, Arathi Rao   +3 more
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Assessment of dental anxiety and dental phobia among adults in Lebanon

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Dental anxiety continues to be a widespread problem affecting adult populations. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Lebanese Arabic version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS-A) and to ...
Hiba Kassem El Hajj, Youssef Fares, Linda Abou-Abbas   +2 more
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The relationship between dental anxiety and other kinds of anxiety: a naturalistic, cross-sectional and comparative study

BMC Psychology, 2021
Background Dental anxiety is of public health importance because it leads to postponed dental treatment, which comes with health complications. The present study investigated whether there is a correlation between the degree of dental anxiety and other ...
Juan Valdes-Stauber, Kevin Hummel
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Research progress on psychotherapy for dental anxiety

口腔疾病防治, 2022
Dental anxiety refers to the unique tension, worry and even fear of dental treatment, which may lead to patients refusing to receive treatment and missing the best time for treatment.
ZHANG Shunhao, WANG Yuxuan, LI Mingli
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The disparities of dental anxiety in adult dental patients: a sociodemographic and dental visit experience analysis

Padjadjaran Journal of Dentistry, 2023
Introduction: Patient anxiety can impede dental treatment adherence. Several factors influence patient anxiety, including sociodemographic characteristics and prior dental visit experiences. This study aims to analyze the disparities of dental anxiety in
Alifia Rahma Dewi, Yufitri Mayasari
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Social determinants of dental anxiety and utilization of oral health services among young adults in Mangalore City, India

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2018
Introduction: Dental anxiety is a known barrier to oral health-care utilization. The data on dental anxiety and oral health services utilization of young adults in India are scarce.
Sumeet Bhatt, G Rajesh, Ashwini Rao, Ramya Shenoy, Mithun B. H. Pai   +4 more
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General anxiety, dental anxiety, digit sucking, caries and oral hygiene status of children resident in a semi-urban population in Nigeria

BMC Oral Health, 2018
Background Digit sucking can represent untreated anxiety or other emotional problems. The aim of this study was to determine if digit sucking is a predictor of general anxiety and dental anxiety; and if general and dental anxiety are associated with ...
Morenike O. Folayan, Kikelomo A. Kolawole, Nneka K. Onyejaka, Hakeem O. Agbaje, Nneka M. Chukwumah, Titus A. Oyedele   +5 more
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Dental Anxiety among Patients Visiting a Dental College in Multan: A Hospital-based Cross-Sectional Study

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
Objective: To evaluate the correlation between dental anxiety and different demographic factors and to determine level of dental anxiety using Modified Dental Anxiety Scale. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Ayesha Ahmed, Dil Rasheed
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