ArticleInternational dental journal2024
Excessive Gag Reflex, Dental Anxiety, and Phobia of Vomiting in Dental Care.
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- Effectiveness of a play-based distraction technique in reducing gag reflex during intraoral periapical radiography in children: a randomised crossover trial.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Trial
- Art therapy-oriented space design for pediatric dental clinics: a Kano-AHP-FCE framework.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Sensory drivers of dental fear in the older adults: a cross-age study based on an integrated Kano-IPA model.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Role of photobiomodulation in controlling the gag reflex during posterior tooth extraction, a pilot case series.Lasers in medical science · 2026Article
- Patient-Reported Outcomes of Digital Versus Conventional Impressions for Implant-Supported Fixed Dental Prostheses: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- Changes of Dental Implant Surgery-Related Anxiety and Pain with Respect to ASA-Physical Status.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- The 4P Strategy for Managing Hypersensitive Gag Reflex: A Case Report and Clinical Guide.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryReview
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Abstract
backgroundThe most known and commonly studied behavioral obstacle to dental care is dental anxiety. An obstacle that is less studied though no less problematic is excessive gag reflex, which can severely impede dental treatment. Another understudied and possibly related syndrome is emetophobia (a specific phobia of vomiting).
objectiveThe aim of this study was to examine possible comorbidity amongst self-reported emetophobia, dental anxiety, and excessive gagging in the dental office.
methodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted using the following self-report questionnaires: Dental Anxiety Scale, Gagging Problem Assessment, Gagging Assessment Scale (GAS), and Specific Phobia of Vomiting Inventory (SPOVI).
resultsIn all, 164 participants fully completed the questionnaires (87.8% female; mean age, 34 ± 11.07 years). Positive correlations were found amongst all variables (P < .001). High gagging (GAS > 6) was associated with a 7.29 times (P < .000) greater risk of positive emetophobia (SPOVI ≥ 10). Linear regression analyses revealed that the intensity of the reflex and the experience of gagging upon encountering odours in the dental office as well as dental anxiety and vomiting phobia significantly predicted participants' gagging scores as evaluated by GAS (R
conclusionsThe study shows that excessive gagging reflex in the dental office is closely related both to dental anxiety and to emetophobia.
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