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Dentistry and the ethics of infection [PDF]

, 2008
Currently, any dentist in the UK who is HIV-seropositive must stop treating patients. This is despite the fact that hepatitis B-infected dentists with a low viral load can continue to practise, and the fact that HIV is 100 times less infectious than ...
Shaw, D.M.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents with dental phobia [PDF]

, 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
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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
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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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Factors Influencing Dental Fear in Students of Biomedicine [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Dental fear is a reaction of an individual to actual or potential painful/harmful procedures in dental practice. There is large variation in reports of dental fear prevalence among university students, implying existence of different factors ...
Bogdanovic, Ilija, Jankovic, Slobodan, Markovic, Dusan, Ognjanovic, Irena, Pavlovic, Milica, Simovic, Nevena, Vasiljevic, Milica   +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
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Patient-centered endodontic outcomes: a narrative review. [PDF]

, 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, Hamedy, Reza, Pak, Jacklyn G, Shakiba, Bita, White, Shane N   +4 more
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Dental fear and anxiety, dental rehabilitation of an anxious patient, long-term follow-up

Fogorvosi Szemle, 2023
Introduction: Anxiety related to dental treatments is a phenomenon known to all dentists. Recognizing and alleviating this emotional response is the dentists’ duty.
Judit Oszlánszky, Szabolcs Gyulai-Gaál, László Kádár, Péter Schmidt, Péter Hermann   +4 more
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Factors Associated with Dental Fear and Anxiety in Children Aged 7 to 9 Years

Dentistry Journal, 2019
The aim was to investigate changes in dental fear and anxiety (DFA) and verify factors associated with DFA in children. A longitudinal cohort study that included 160 children aged 7 years was carried out.
Andreas Dahlander, Fernanda Soares, Margaret Grindefjord, Göran Dahllöf   +3 more
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Comparison of Fear of Dentistry between Children with Molar-Incisor Hypomineralization and Children with Permanent First Molars without Hypoplasia

Journal of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) is a developmental enamel defect of the incisor and molars that can lead to fear of dentistry in children. This study aimed to compare the dental fear of children aged 8 to 12 years with MIH and children
Fatemeh Sadat Sajadi, Elnaz Fallahian Sichani   +1 more
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