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. Some genetic, behavioural, and cognitive factors contribute to the aetiology of dental anxiety and fear.
Vivian C. Oba +2 more
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The Prevalence of Dental Fear and Its Relationship to Dental Caries and Gingival Diseases Among School Children in Wardha. [PDF]
Agarwal S, Chandak M, Reche A, Singh PV.
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Dental fear and dental anxiety: bibliometric analysis of the 100 most frequently cited papers. [PDF]
Paiva ACF +3 more
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Effectiveness of Nonpharmacological Behavioural Interventions in Managing Dental Fear and Anxiety among Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Almarzouq SSFS +3 more
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Evaluation of Parental Dental Fear and Anxiety (DFA) on Adolescent Dental Treatment: A Narrative review. [PDF]
Hegde T +4 more
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Association between Dental Fear and Children's Oral Health-Related Quality of Life. [PDF]
Hegazi F +7 more
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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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Heritability of Dental Fear [PDF]
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 ...
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How Can We Reduce Dental Fear in Children? The Importance of the First Dental Visit
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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A Cross-Sectional Study on Cognitive Vulnerability Patterns in Dental Anxiety: The Italian Validation of the Dental Fear Maintenance Questionnaire (DFMQ). [PDF]
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