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Magnification of fear and intention of avoidance in non-experienced versus experienced dental treatment in adults

open access: yesBMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Dental fear is associated with the experience of prior dental treatment and avoidance of dental visits. It remains unclear if individuals show an intention of avoidance (IA) towards treatments that they have not received (i.e., non-experienced
Chia-Shu Lin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with dental phobia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background: Dental phobia is a disabling and clinically significant fear that interferes with the dental care necessary for a child’s or adolescent’s well-being.
Shahnavaz, Shervin
core   +1 more source

Does Dental Fear in Children Predict Untreated Dental Caries? An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesChildren, 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
doaj   +1 more source

From public mental health to community oral health: the impact of dental anxiety and fear on dental status.

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2014
Dental fear is a widely experienced problem. Through a 'vicious cycle dynamic', fear of dental treatment, lower use of dental services, and oral health diseases reinforce each other.
Antonio eCrego   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Dental Fear among 6-15 Years Old School Children

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2020
Introduction: Odontophobia or dental fear is a “unique phobia with special psychosomatic components that impact on the dental health of the odontophobia persons".
Sirjana Dahal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A ghost from the past [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This narrative illustrates how childhood trauma can influence the ability to cope with dental fear and treatment. It also demonstrates that a sympathetic dentist with the appropriate training can help these patients to overcome their dental fear and give
Chapman, H. R.
core   +1 more source

Dental fear among adolescents with cleft [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 2021
AbstractBackgroundDental fear is a prevalent phenomenon among children and adolescents globally.AimTo investigate dental fear among 18‐year‐olds with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) at their final follow‐up cleft clinic visit, and to evaluate the association between dental fear and OHRQoL.DesignThis cross‐sectional study included the cohort of children ...
Karki Saujanya   +8 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Patient-centered endodontic outcomes: a narrative review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
IntroductionRoot canal treatment (RCT) success criteria inform us of the path to bony healing and of prognostic factors, but tell little about how the patient perceives, feels, or values RCT.
Fayazi, Sara   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between dental fear and cooperation of children during dental treatments with their parents’ general health

open access: yesDentistry 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
doaj   +1 more source

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