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Heritability of Dental Fear [PDF]
Journal of Dental Research, 2010 The objective was to test a hypothesized genetic component ( i.e., monozygotic being more similar compared with dizygotic twins) in dental fear/anxiety by comparing the probandwise concordance. We analyzed data based on a dichotomous measure of Dental Fear/Anxiety and a continuous measure of Dental Fear Intensity from over 2000 twins, collected when ...
J, Ray +5 more
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Association Between Self‐Reported Oral Health and Dental Fear Among Illicit Drug Users in Northern Finland [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Dental ResearchObjectives About 10% of adults in northern Finland have severe dental fear, but there is a lack of detailed knowledge about dental fear among illicit drug users.
Raija Vainionpää +4 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background Dental fear is a prevalent problem that can lead to poor dental health. The Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey (DFS) is one of the used scales to assess dental fear.
Hiba Kassem El Hajj +2 more
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The Professional Medical Journal, 2018 Objectives: Anxiety towards dental procedures is common problem thatmay be experienced by dental patients all over the world. This study focused on evaluatingthe prevalence of dental anxiety and its relationship with age, gender, religion, residence,previous traumatic experience and family history in patients coming to dental department ofLahore ...
Zainab Fatima +3 more
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The impact of dental fear on the dental attendance behaviors: A retrospective study
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2022 Objective: The aim is to investigate the causes of dental fear and its impact on dental attendance behaviors. Materials and Methods: A short questionnaire was distributed to participants at different dental clinics and by emails to evaluate their ...
Ali A Alenezi, Hamad S Aldokhayel
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The relationship of dental caries and dental fear in Malaysian adolescents: a latent variable approach [PDF]
, 2014 This paper is funded by University Malaya.Background To investigate the role of geography (place of residence) as a moderator in the relationship between dental caries disease and treatment experience and dental fear in 16-year-olds living in Malaysia ...
Humphris, Gerry +10 more
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Evaluation of physico-mechanical properties of dental plaster modified with pulverized acrylic waste [PDF]
, 2023 Background: Dental plaster is most widely used to make temporary casts and as an investment medium during the fabrication of removable complete and partial denture prostheses. Dental plasters exhibit poor mechanical properties.
Alla, Rama Krishna +9 more
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Dental Fear and Dental Health and Attendance among Finnish Male Prisoners
eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research, 2019 Objectives: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of dental fear and the associations between dental fear and dental health and dental attendance among Finnish prisoners. Material and Methods: Eighty-nine voluntary male prisoners
Raija Vainionpää +4 more
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Cognitive vulnerability and dental fear [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2008 The Cognitive Vulnerability Model proposes that perceptions of certain characteristics of a situation are critical determinants of fear. Although the model is applicable to all animal, natural environment and situational fears, it has not yet been applied specifically to dental fear.
Armfield, J., Slade, G., Spencer, A.
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Why are people afraid of the dentist?:Observations and explanations [PDF]
, 2014 Objective: The aim of this review was to explore the peer-reviewed literature to answer the question: 'Why are people afraid of the dentist?' Method: Relevant literature was identified by searching the following on-line databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, the ...
Beaton, Laura +5 more
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