Anxiety and ++phobia in dental patients. Recent findings regarding the "fear of the dentist"
Lino, A.; Rusconi, A.C.; Zisa, G.
La Clinica Terapeutica 144(1): 55-62
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9074 PMID: 8168353 Document Number: 435943
The authors review the most recent literature on "dental phobia" which is responsible for discomfort and delays in prevention and treatment of odontoiatric disorders. Special attention is devoted to the multifactorial etiology and to diagnostic classification of these difficulties, as well as to the therapeutic possibilities available today.