Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates [PDF]
The Scientific World Journal, 2014 Objective. To assess the prevalence and level of dental fear among health related undergraduates and to identify factors causing such fear using Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey (DFS) questionnaire. Methods.
H. Hakim, I. A. Razak
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Modest Longitudinal Associations Between Parent-Reported Dental Fear at Age 5 and Child-Reported Dental Fear at Age 9: A FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study [PDF]
Dentistry JournalBackground/Objectives: Parent report is often used to assess dental fear in early childhood, but its association with later child-reported dental fear remains unclear.
Mika Kajita +5 more
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Dental Fear of Children and Its Relationship with Caries Experience
Journal of Dental School, 2021 Objectives The aim of this study was to assess dental fear and its relationship with demographic information and dental caries experience in 6 to 12-year-old children residing in Urmia city in 2020. Methods In this cross-sectional study, 185 children
Afshin Varmazyar +2 more
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Methods Helping Dentists to Detect Dental Fear [PDF]
International Dental Journal, 2023 Objectives: Dental fear is common and yet often remains unrecognised. COVID-19 has challenged health care since 2020. This study aimed to evaluate patients’ self-reported dental fear and detection of dental fear by the dentists.
Taina Kankaala +6 more
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Correlation Between Child's Dental Fear and Anxiety Symptoms and Evaluating Factors Associated With Dental Fear [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims This study aimed to assess the correlation between dental fear and anxiety problems and evaluate factors associated with dental fear.
Pegah Farzanegan +3 more
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How Can We Reduce Dental Fear in Children? The Importance of the First Dental Visit
Children, 2021 Dental fear is a common problem amongst children. It can affect children’s psychological well-being, quality of life, and oral and systemic health. The aim of this study was to identify whether the patients’ age at which visits to the paediatric dentist ...
María Carrillo-Díaz +4 more
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Associations of adverse childhood experiences with dental fear, and the mediating role of dental fear on caries experience: the Young-HUNT4 Survey [PDF]
BMC Oral HealthBackground Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) may contribute to dental fear, which can negatively affect long-term oral health. We aimed to examine associations between specific and cumulative ACEs and dental fear in adolescents, investigate possible ...
Lena Myran +8 more
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Patient perceptions and experiences of dental fear of different dental specialties: a mixed-method study [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2023 Objective The primary objective of this study was to validate an Urdu translation of Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey (DFS) for use in Pakistan and to explore which items contribute the most to the variance in dental fear scores based on patient ...
Muhammad Taqi +5 more
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Orapuh Journal, 2020 Anxiety or fear is a reaction to a known or perceived threat or danger. Dental anxiety or fear is a reaction to a known or perceived threat or danger in the dental facility or environment.
Vivian C. Oba +2 more
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Factors Associated with Dental Fear and Anxiety in Children Aged 7 to 9 Years
Dentistry Journal, 2019 The aim was to investigate changes in dental fear and anxiety (DFA) and verify factors associated with DFA in children. A longitudinal cohort study that included 160 children aged 7 years was carried out.
Andreas Dahlander +3 more
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