Dental anxiety: detection and management
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Historically dental anxiety has been attributed to the expectation of pain1,4,10. Over the past century this has been the main driver for improvements in pain control. However, despite the advances in pain control worldwide figures on the prevalence of dental anxiety are still in the region of 10-15%2,7,14 and therefore it is still a significant barrier to dental care for a consistent proportion of the population5,9. Dental anxiety not only leads to the avoidance of dental care but it also effects individuals generally, one report has shown that it causes sleep disturbance, negative thoughts and feelings of low self esteem and confidence3.
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دوره 18 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2010