Assessment of dental anxiety and dental phobia among adults in Lebanon [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2021 Background Dental anxiety continues to be a widespread problem affecting adult populations. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Lebanese Arabic version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS-A) and to ...
Hiba Kassem El Hajj +2 more
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Strategies to manage patients with dental anxiety and dental phobia: literature review [PDF]
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dentistry, 2016 Deva Priya Appukuttan Department of Periodontics, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India Abstract: Dental anxiety and phobia result in avoidance of dental care.
Appukuttan DP
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Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children and Adolescents With Dental or Injection Phobia: 1-year Follow-Up Assessment [PDF]
JMIR Pediatrics and ParentingBackgroundDental phobia (DP) and injection phobia (IP) are common in pediatric populations, resulting in inability to receive dental care.
Robert Schibbye +4 more
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The methods and use of questionnaires for the diagnosis of dental phobia by Japanese dental practitioners specializing in special needs dentistry and dental anesthesiology: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2022 Background Dental phobia is covered by medical insurance; however, the diagnostic methods are not standardized in Japan. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the methods and use of questionnaires for the diagnosis of dental phobia by ...
Mika Ogawa +4 more
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Dental Phobia among Pregnant Women: Considerations for Healthcare Professionals [PDF]
International Journal of Dentistry, 2020 Objective. To report the prevalence of dental phobia and associated factors among pregnant women. Materials and Methods. This cross-sectional study included pregnant women visiting hospitals in Dhahran, Khobar, and Dammam in Saudi Arabia.
Muhammad Nazir, Muhanad Alhareky
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Feasibility of minimum intervention oral healthcare delivery for individuals with dental phobia [PDF]
BMC Oral Health, 2023 Background People with dental phobia often present with more active dental caries and fewer teeth. Minimally Intervention oral Healthcare offers a possible solution to address the high care needs of this group. The aim was to determine this patient group’
Ellie Heidari +2 more
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Dental Fear, Anxiety, and Phobia – Behavioral Management and Implications for Dentists
Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 2023 Clinical management of patients with dental fear, anxiety, and phobia could be a major challenge to daily practice of dental professionals. The aim of the current review was to expand the modern consideration with respect to these issues, and ...
Nadya Tsetsova Avramova
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Dental and periodontal health, oral health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in patients with severe dental phobia [PDF]
Scientific ReportsAs a “simple phobia”, dental phobia is often dismissed as a harmless anxiety disorder and relegated to the domain of dentists, who can treat the dental diseases but not the anxiety disorder.
Maria Lenk +5 more
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Managing Dental Phobia in Children with the Use of Virtual Reality: A Systematic Review of the Current Literature [PDF]
Children, 2023 Background: It is common today to encounter anxiety in patients facing dental treatment. Virtual reality (VR) is presented as a high-performing and innovative procedure because it can distract patients undergoing dental procedures or prepare them for ...
Alessio Rosa +3 more
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Theoretical-conceptual clarifications on dental phobia
Studia Universitatis Moldaviae. Seria Științe ale Educației, 2023 Dental phobia is defined as a persistent, unrealistic reaction to a specific dental stimulus that results in partial or complete avoidance of the perceived danger. A person with dental phobia will avoid dental care at all costs until the physical problem or psychological burden of the phobia becomes unbearable.
Romica Brancoveanu
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