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Does Dental Fear in Children Predict Untreated Dental Caries? An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study
Children, 2021 Despite free health care services in Saudi Arabia, the prevalence of caries in children is substantially greater in comparison to other high-income countries. Dental fear in children may be an important issue that needs attention.
Suman Panda +5 more
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The modified dental anxiety scale: UK general public population norms in 2008 with further psychometrics and effects of age [PDF]
, 2009 BACKGROUND: The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) is a brief, self-complete questionnaire consisting of five questions and summed together to produce a total score ranging from 5 to 25.
Robinson, Peter G +11 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2007 Background Based on the hypothesis that a vicious cycle of dental fear exists, whereby the consequences of fear tend to maintain that fear, the relationship between dental fear, self-reported oral health status and the use of dental services was explored.
Spencer A John +2 more
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Influence of the previous dental visit experience in seeking dental care among young adults
Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020 Introduction: Dental fear is one of the highly prevalent types of fear which deters patients from seeking dental cares. Aim: This study aims to assess the influence of a previous dental visit experience for seeking dental care among adults.
Ananthalekshmy Rajeev +5 more
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Dentistry 3000, 2021 Objective: Dental fear is a common phenomenon in children and parents can have a key role in the development of child's dental anxiety. There is moderate evidence to support the relationship between the parental general health and children’s dental fear.
Seyedeh Hediyeh Daneshvar, Saeedeh Azizi
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The factor structure of dental fear
European Journal of Oral Sciences, 2017 There is limited empirical information as to whether or how stimuli associated with dental fear can be classified into distinct subtypes. The purpose of the current study was to develop a descriptive framework for the classification of dental fear. Data were collected using a survey among Dutch twin families (n = 11,771).
Caroline M. H. H. van Houtem +5 more
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Fluorotic Enamel Susceptibility to Dental Erosion and Fluoride Treatment
, 2023 The purpose of this in vitro study was to test the hypothesis that fluoride treatment can prevent dental erosion on fluorotic enamel of different severities.
Silva, Cristiane Araújo Maia +5 more
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Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, 2020 Context: Dental anxiety and fear is not only a psychological problem but also a dental health problem. It is important to understand how the cognitive elements influence child's dental anxiety/fear and interact with their oral health.
Santhiya Bairappan +2 more
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BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background Dental fear may lead to avoidance of regular dental treatment. The scope of this long-term practe-based study was to monitor the dental attendance of patients who received chair-side dental and fear treatment. Methods In 2000–2006, patients in
Taina Kankaala +6 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary +1 more
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