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Disgust sensitivity, blood–injection–injury fear, and dental anxiety
Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 1999The present studies evaluated whether high disgust sensitivity is associated with high levels of blood-injection-injury (BII) fear. The first study found no evidence for a connection between disgust sensitivity and BII fear in a sample of undergraduate students (N = 1.66). In contrast, the second study did find a significant correlation between disgust
Merckelbach, H. +3 more
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Management of dental fear, anxiety and phobia
Dental Nursing, 2014Patients are often fearful, anxious or even phobic about visiting the dentist. This can be approached in a number of ways and patients should be assessed to find the most suitable option. If dental anxiety is managed, patient outcomes can be greatly improved
Richard Charon, Chris Charon
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Psychosocial consequences of dental fear and anxiety
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 2003Abstract –Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine the negative psychosocial impacts of dental anxiety in a sample of dentally fearful and anxious individuals recruited from the general population. The associations between psychosocial impacts, dental anxiety scale (DAS) scores and other severe fears were explored.Methods: One hundred and ...
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Appraisal of dental anxiety and fear questionnaires: a review
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1993Abstract –This article reviews and assesses six dental anxiety and fear questionnaires. The construct aimed at by the questionnaires, the data collected, their reliability, validity and normative scores are considered. Some attention is given to the correlations between the questionnaires, their ambiguity, the presence of manuals, and whether the ...
Schuurs, A.H.B., Hoogstraten, J.
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Dental fear and anxiety in an older adult population
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1991Abstract A random sample of 580 people aged between 50 and 89 yr completed a questionnaire containing two measures of dental fear and anxiety. One of these was Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the other a scale derived from the Structured Interview for Assessing Dental Fear (SIADF).
D, Locker, A, Liddell, D, Burman
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Managing dental fear and anxiety.
The New York state dental journal, 2014Fear and anxiety are primary reasons why individuals avoid visiting the dental practitioner. Dental anxiety appears to vary by type of treatment, with periodontic and endodontic patients reporting higher levels of anxiety than patients receiving restorative or prophylactic treatment.
Salim, Rayman +2 more
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The Dental Anxiety Scale and Effects of Dental Fear on Salivary Cortisol
Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2005Only a few studies have investigated use of the Dental Anxiety Scale in dental fear-induced neuroendocrine changes. The present study examined 19 female patients, each at two timepoints across an educational and a treatment session within a periodontitis therapy.
Tillmann H C, Krueger +5 more
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Adolescent Dental Fear and Anxiety
Dental Clinics of North America, 2021Janice A. Townsend, Cameron L. Randall
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Prevalence of dental anxiety and fear in children in Singapore
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 1990Abstract 505 primary school children in Singapore aged 10–14 were surveyed regarding fear of the dentist. Sixty‐eight children were classified as having high fear, giving a sex and race adjusted population prevalence rate of 177 fearful children per 1000 population. Females were 2.64 times more fearful than males.
Chellappah, N.K. +3 more
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Dental fear and anxiety in an adult Icelandic population
Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 1998This study was carried out on a random sample drawn from participants in a population-based survey in Reykjavík, Iceland. The sample consisted of 1548 people, men and women, born in 1914-63 (age range, 25-74 years) who lived in and around Reykjavík and a rural area in southern Iceland.
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