Determining Cut-Off Points for the Dental Fear Survey by Maurício Antônio Oliveira, Cristiane Baccin Bendo, Saul Martins Paiva, Miriam Pimenta Vale, Júnia Maria Serra-Negra

“…To determine a high fear cut-off point score for the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) using a single-item self-report questionnaire. …”
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Periodontal Status and Quality of Life: Impact of Fear of Pain and Dental Fear by Casey D. Wright, Daniel W. McNeil, Cierra B. Edwards, Richard J. Crout, Katherine Neiswanger, John R. Shaffer, Mary L. Marazita

“…Measures included a modified Periodontal Screening and Recording Index across sextants of dentition, dental fear survey, Fear of Pain Questionnaire-9, and Oral Health Impact Profile-14. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Dental Fear Schedule Subscale in a Portuguese pediatric population: exploratory study by Inês Esteves, Andreia Costa, Ana Coelho Canta, Sónia Mendes

“…Objectives: To conduct a psychometric evaluation of the Dental Fear Schedule Subscale-Short Form (DFSS-SF) in a Portuguese pediatric population. …”
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Outcome of Chair-Side Dental Fear Treatment: Long-Term Follow-Up in Public Health Setting by T. Kankaala, T. Määttä, M. Tolvanen, S. Lahti, V. Anttonen

“…Cause for referrals was mostly dental fear (81.0%) or lack of cooperation. Results. …”
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Prevalence of Dental Fear and Its Association with Oral Health Status Among School Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Cross-Sectional Study by Jelena Eric, Bojana Davidovic, Rasa Mladenovic, Marko Milosavljevic, Ivana Dmitruk Miljevic, Ljiljana Bjelovic, Svjetlana Jankovic, Olivera Dolic, Brankica Davidovic

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Understanding and reducing delayed dental care for early childhood caries: a structural equation model approach by Mengmeng Wang, Yu Zhang, Xiaofei Li, Xin Liu

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The Effect of External Cold and Vibration on Infiltration-Induced Pain in Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Reihaneh Faghihian, Mona Esmaeili, Hossein Asadi, Mohammad Hossein Nikbakht, Fateme Shadmanfar, Mehdi Jafarzadeh

“…The anesthetic injection is the main cause of dental fear. One of the methods to reduce the infiltration-induced pain is to use external cold or vibration using the gate control system. …”
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Efficacy of Virtual Reality Distraction in Reduction of Pain and Anxiety of Pediatric Dental Patients in an Iranian Population: A Split-Mouth Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial by Zahra Bahrololoomi, Javad Zein Al-Din, Nahid Maghsoudi, Samira Sajedi

“…Background and Objectives. Dental fear and anxiety are common causes of dental care avoidance especially in pediatric dentistry. …”
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Model to explain dental visit for children aged 0 to 5: Scoping review of birth cohorts. by Pierre-Jean Berat, Vincent DE Andrade, Nolwenn Regnault, Annabelle Tenenbaum, Sylvie Azogui-Levy

“…These perceptions are influenced by the child's oral health, the child's and mother's use of healthcare, and the healthcare organization. Dental fear seems to be another proximal factor. However, family social background seems to be an enabling moderator for dental visits.…”
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Parental psychosocial factors and children’s oral health-related quality of life: Data from a caries prevention study with phone-based support by Ida Brännemo, Anna Levinsson, Tove Hasselblad, Göran Dahllöf, Georgios Tsilingaridis

“…Parental stress was assessed using the Swedish Parenthood Stress Questionnaire (SPSQ), dental fear was measured with the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS), and dental attitudes were evaluated using the Dental Beliefs Survey (DBS-R). …”
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