Dental fear and anxiety (DFA) is common across the lifespan and represents a barrier to
proper oral health behaviors and outcomes. The aim of this study is to present a conceptual …

Background: Dental anxiety and fear are major complications for both patient and dental
care provider. The purpose of this study was to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety and …

Background: Dental treatment can cause symptoms such as fear and anxiety. Audiovisual
distraction (AD) is a simple and low-cost technique that does not interfere with the dental …

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 …

Relatively little is known about the anxiety‐provoking capacity of the various objects and
situations characteristic of the dental setting. The aims of the current study were to establish …

Background: Dental treatment still remains as one of the most anxious visits despite
awareness between dentists and patients in building trusting relationships. The fear of …

Objective: Anxiety towards dental procedures are common difficulties that may be
experienced by dental patients all over the world. This study focused on evaluating the …

Anxiety is a relevant problem in dental practice. The Visual Analogue Scale for Anxiety (VAS‐
A), introduced in dentistry in 1988, has not yet been validated in large series. The aim of this …

Dental pain, anxiety and fear are important factors that prevent patients from seeking dental
care. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the pain perception of patients during scaling and …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify factors that may contribute to anxiety of
patients undergoing minor oral surgery before and after the operation. PATIENTS AND …