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

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, Stewart Judy F, Armfield Jason M   +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, Basavaraj Patthi, Chandrasekhar Janakiram, Ashish Singla, Ravneet Malhi, Monika Kumari   +5 more
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Dental Fear and Anxiety of Kindergarten Children in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020
Objectives: The objectives of this cross-sectional study were to investigate the fear level of kindergarten children in the general population during dental outreach in a familiar kindergarten setting, and to explore the factors associated with the ...
M. Yon, K. Chen, S. Gao, D. Duangthip, E. Lo, C. Chu   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Prevalence of Dental Fear and Anxiety among Russian Children of Different Ages: The Cross-Sectional Study

European Journal of Dentistry, 2020
Objective Children’s dental fear may lead to an avoidance of seeking dental care or disruptive behavior during treatment. The study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence and scores of dental fear and anxiety (DFA) among Russian children of different ages ...
M. Sarapultseva, Maria Yarushina, I. Kritsky, R. Ibragimov, Alexey Sarapultsev   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dental Fear in Children: Association with Dental Caries and Molar Incisor Hypomineralization.

Brazilian Dental Journal, 2020
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dental fear and to evaluate its association with dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) in schoolchildren aged 8-10 years from a municipality in Northeastern Brazil.
I. Laureano, Lunna Farias, L. Fernandes, C. Alencar, F. Forte, D. R. Honório, A. Cavalcanti   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between cognitive vulnerability, dental fear, and oral health status among schoolchildren in Bangalore city – A cross-sectional study

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, Manjunath P Puranik, Namita Shanbhag   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

10-year follow-up study on attendance pattern after dental treatment in primary oral health care clinic for fearful patients

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, Heikki Laine, Marja-Liisa Laitala, Päivi Rajavaara, Hannu Vähänikkilä, Paula Pesonen, Vuokko Anttonen   +6 more
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Association between dental fear and eating disorders and Body Mass Index among Finnish university students: a national survey

BMC Oral Health, 2021
Background Little is known about the association between eating disorders (ED) and dental fear. This study investigated the association between dental fear and EDs through body mass index (BMI), and SCOFF (sick, control, one stone, fat, food ...
Mohammad Jalil Sharifian, Vesa Pohjola, Kristina Kunttu, Jorma I. Virtanen   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the relationship among dental fear, scaling and root planing and periodontal status using periodontitis stages: A retrospective study

Journal of Dental Sciences, 2022
Background/purpose: Patients with periodontal disease have higher dental fear levels, which may have negative effects on their clinical outcome during scaling and root planing (SRP).
Yeungyeung Liu, Caimei Zhang, Jingyi Wu, Huimin Yu, Chengjie Xie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

From lactation to malignancy: A comparison between healthy and cancerous breast gland at single‐cell resolution reveals new issues for tumorigenesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Single‐cell RNA sequencing reveals an opposite role of SLPI in basal tumors based on metastatic spread, along with shared activation of specific regulons in cancer cells and mature luminal lactocytes, as well as downregulation of MALAT1 and NEAT1 in the latter.
Pietro Ancona, Carlo M. Bergamini, Carlo Ferrari, Stefano Volinia, Nicoletta Bianchi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source