Dental fear/anxiety and dental behaviour management problems in children and adolescents: a review of prevalence and concomitant psychological factors
Malmö University · University of Gothenburg
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Abstract
Objectives
The objectives of this article were to examine the literature published from 1982 to 2006 and to evaluate prevalence of dental fear and anxiety (DFA) and dental behaviour management problems (DBMP) in children and adolescents, and their relationships to age, sex, general anxiety, temperament, and general behavioural problems.
Methods
A broad search of the PubMed database was performed using three combinations of search terms.
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735
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Keywords
- Anxiety
- Temperament
- Medicine
- Clinical psychology
- Dental fear
- Psychiatry
- Psychology
- Personality
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- No poverty
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