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[Dental anxiety in an emergency dental service].
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Dental anxiety and subsequent avoidance of dental care and deterioration of oral health pose a significant problem for the dental profession. In an attempt to elucidate preferences of anxious dental patients, we gathered survey data from 121 persons at a small, private liberal arts college in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Half of the respondents experienced dental anxiety, and m...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Dentistry
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1462-0049,1476-5446
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ebd.6400887