Management of fear and anxiety in the dental clinic: a review

JM Armfield, LJ Heaton - Australian dental journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
People who are highly anxious about undergoing dental treatment comprise approximately
one in seven of the population and require careful and considerate management by dental …

[HTML][HTML] Pathways of fear and anxiety in dentistry: A review

AE Carter, G Carter, M Boschen… - World Journal of …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The aim of this article was to analyze the theories underpinning dental fear, anxiety and
phobias. To be included, articles must have been published between the years of 1949 and …

Treatment of specific phobia in adults

Y Choy, AJ Fyer, JD Lipsitz - Clinical psychology review, 2007 - Elsevier
This is a comprehensive review of treatment studies in specific phobia. Acute and long-term
efficacy studies of in vivo exposure, virtual reality, cognitive therapy and other treatments …

Are there differences in oral health and oral health behavior between individuals with high and low dental fear?

AA Schuller, T Willumsen… - Community dentistry and …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Epidemiological studies of the relationship between dental fear, use of dental services, and
oral health in different age groups in a common population are scarce. Dental fear and its …

A critical review of approaches to the treatment of dental anxiety in adults

D Gordon, RG Heimberg, M Tellez, AI Ismail - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2013 - Elsevier
Dental anxiety and specific phobia of dental procedures are prevalent conditions that can
result in substantial distress and oral health impairment. This paper critically reviews 22 …

Muscle relaxation therapy for anxiety disorders: it works but how?

A Conrad, WT Roth - Journal of anxiety disorders, 2007 - Elsevier
Muscle relaxation therapy (MRT) has continued to play an important role in the modern
treatment of anxiety disorders. Abbreviations of the original progressive MRT protocol …

The management of dental anxiety: time for a sense of proportion?

T Newton, K Asimakopoulou, B Daly, S Scambler… - British dental …, 2012 - nature.com
Dental anxiety and fear are common and potentially problematic, both for the patient and for
the dental team in managing such patients. Furthermore, dental fear still presents a major …

Psychological treatment of dental anxiety among adults: a systematic review

U Wide Boman, V Carlsson, M Westin… - European journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim was to investigate the efficacy of behavioural interventions as treatment of dental
anxiety/phobia in adults, by conducting a systematic review of randomized controlled trials …

Dental fear in adults: a meta‐analysis of behavioral interventions

G Kvale, U Berggren, P Milgrom - Community dentistry and oral …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: The aim of this meta‐analytic and systematic quantitative approach is to examine
the effects of behavioral interventions for dental anxiety and dental phobia. Methods: Eighty …

Effectiveness of complementary and self‐help treatments for anxiety disorders

AF Jorm, H Christensen, KM Griffiths… - Medical Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives: To review the evidence for the effectiveness of complementary and self‐help
treatments for anxiety disorders. Data sources: Systematic literature search using PubMed …