Dental Anxiety Flashcards

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Definition of dental fear

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Normal emotional reaction to one or more specific threatening stimuli in the dental environment

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Definition of dental anxiety

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Sense of apprehension that something dreadful is going to happen in relation to dental treatment, coupled with a sense of losing control

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Definition of dental phobia

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Severe type of dental anxiety manifested as a marked and persistent anxiety in relation to clearly discernible situations/objects or to the dental situation in general

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Diagnosis of dental phobia (2)

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Complete avoidance of necessary treatment or endurance of treatment with dread (in specialist treatment situations)

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Causes of dental anxiety (3)

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Negative experiences (personal/family and friends), media representation of dentistry, expectation of pain/discomfort

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Characteristics of dental anxiety (6)

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High neuroticism and trail anxiety, pessimism, negative expectation, somatisation, low pain threshold, co-morbid anxiety/depressive disorders

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Paediatric dental anxiety can be due to (3)

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Conditioning (objective pathology and subjective experiences), modelling (mothers behaviour), information (absorbing mothers attitude)

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Treatment of mild dental anxiety (3)

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Coping strategies (distraction/relaxation), sedative drugs (benzodiazepines/sedation), acknowledge anxiety –> build relationship –> provide realistic information and control (start/stop signals and questions) –> provide predictability

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Behaviour management involves

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Reducing fear and anxiety

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