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. 1998 Aug;129(8):1111-9.
doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0386.

Factors associated with dental anxiety

P A Doerr  1 , W P Lang, L V Nyquist, D L Ronis
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Factors associated with dental anxiety

P A Doerr et al. J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 Aug.

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  • J Am Dent Assoc 1998 Oct;129(10):1396

Abstract

This study assessed dental anxiety in adults living in the Detroit tricounty area and identified factors associated with it. The prevalence of dental anxiety was 10.0 percent. Regression analysis revealed six factors associated with dental anxiety: unfavorable attitudes toward dentists, infrequent checkups, dissatisfaction with one's month, small numbers of filled surfaces, being female and lower income. Dentists should be aware of these factors when assessing dental anxiety in their patient populations.

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  • Dental anxiety.
    Smith N. Smith N. J Am Dent Assoc. 1998 Oct;129(10):1376. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1998.0059. J Am Dent Assoc. 1998. PMID: 9787534 No abstract available.

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