ReviewJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Evaluating factors associated with fear and anxiety to dental treatment-A systematic review.
Review in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 54 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of The Virtual Reality "Dream" Game on Anxiety During Dental Procedures in Children (VR-TOOTH): A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial
The Effects of A Virtual Reality Game on Anxiety During Dental Procedures in Children (VR-TOOTH): A Randomized, Controlled Trial Protocol
Who cites it
54 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.
- Non-pharmacological and physical strategies for managing dental anxiety: a systematic review with implications for dental education.Public health reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Pharmacological vs. non-pharmacological interventions for anxiety control in dental implant surgery: a systematic review.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia on dental anxiety in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Factors influencing dental care services utilization in India using Andersen health behaviour model: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of Music Intervention for Dental Anxiety Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical and radiographic success of bioflex versus stainless steel crowns using the hall technique in primary molars: a 12-month randomized controlled trial.Clinical oral investigations · 2026Trial
- Factors associated with dental fear and anxiety among smokers in urban dental clinics: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC oral health · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of auditory distraction on the management of dental anxiety in patients undergoing tooth extraction at a tertiary care hospital in Islamabad.Clinical and experimental dental research · 2024Trial
- The relationship between problematic media use and their fear, anxiety and behavior during dental treatment in children.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Digital patient education and its role in overcoming dental anxiety and barriers to endodontic care.The Saudi dental journal · 2026Article
- Behavioral Determinants in Pediatric Dentistry: A Comparative Analysis of Cooperative Versus Uncooperative Patients.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Etiology of Dental Anxiety and Dental Phobia: Review.European journal of dentistry · 2026Article
- Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Game on Children's Fear and Anxiety During Dental Procedures (VR-TOOTH): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Perioperative pain-anxiety response profiles and their predictors in patients undergoing dental implant surgery: a latent profile analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Evaluating the Impact of a Smartphone Dental Application vs a Kaleidoscope on Mitigating Childhood Dental Anxiety during the Administration of Local Anesthesia.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Trauma, Terror, and Toothpaste: Exploring Memories for Dental Visits Across a Range of Patient Fear.Oral (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Patterns and predictors of tooth extraction-related anxiety at sequential perioperative stages.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- From Alginate to Pixel: Comparing the Effect of Two Dental Impression Methods on Children's Anxiety.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionDental anxiety refers to a set of complex psychological issues bearing a significant impact in individual's lives reflecting in the form of dental visit avoidance, poor dental health status and decreases oral health related quality of life. Hence, it is imperative to consider those factors associated with dental anxiety so as to treat and promote better oral health. The review aimed to assess various factors associated with dental fear and anxiety. MATERIALS AND
methodsLiterature search was done from Pubmed and Google scholar search engines to identify publications which explored factors associated with dental fear and anxiety.
resultsResearch evidence pointed a significant relationship of age, gender, maternal anxiety, previous dental experience, and number of siblings with dental fear and anxiety (DFA).
conclusionFindings of the review clearly suggest that a better understanding of factors causing dental anxiety and phobia will help preventing dental avoidance and providing better care.
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