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Treatment of Dental Fears: Pharmacology or Psychology?

From Volume 26, Issue 7, September 1999 | Pages 270-276

Authors

F.B. Naini

BDS, FDS

Specialist Registrar in Orthodontics, Royal London Hospital, Washington, USA

Articles by F.B. Naini

A.C. Mellor

PhD, LDS, FDS RCS (Eng.)

Senior Lecturer, Unit of Primary Dental Care, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Washington, USA

Articles by A.C. Mellor

T. Getz

MS

Psychologist, Dental Fears Research Clinic, University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle, Washington, USA

Articles by T. Getz

Abstract

Fear of dental treatment constitutes one of the major obstacles to receiving dental treatment, in both the UK and the USA. Treatment for such fear can be pharmacological or psychological, or a combination of both. In this article the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of dental fear will be described and the treatment methods compared.

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