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Assessment Of Dental Anxiety And Phobia In University Students And Dental Hygiene Clinic Population In East Texas, Gangavaigai Guruparankumar
Assessment Of Dental Anxiety And Phobia In University Students And Dental Hygiene Clinic Population In East Texas, Gangavaigai Guruparankumar
Health and Kinesiology Theses
Background. Dental anxiety is a persistent and irrational fear of dentists or dental treatment. It can manifest in a variety of ways, including avoiding the dentist, which can lead to poor dental health and decreased oral health-related quality of life (Murad et al., 2020). Furthermore, DA is an understudied problem in adults and knowledge about its prevalence is lacking as well as about the causes of dental phobia.
Objectives. This study aimed to explore and compare the prevalence and factors of DA and dental phobia between a university population and a dental clinic population in northeast Texas.
Methods. This is …