October 21, 2011
The assessment of dental anxiety is the most important aspect of treating dental anxiety. Often patients will report a generalized “I just don’t like the dentist”. These reactions must be explored carefully and the exact nature/cause/source of the anxiety has to be identified in order to then correctly establish the treatment modalities for addressing the [...]
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June 20, 2011
The causes of dental anxiety can be simply categorized as those resulting from a direct experience or an indirect experience. DIRECT EXPERIENCES Research has shown that dental fear generally starts in childhood (85%) and the dentist’s professional behaviour/interpersonal behaviour was the most important cause. When fear was acquired in adult years pain was the most [...]
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