Treatment outcomes for specific subtypes of dental fear : preliminary clinical findings

In order to examine the clinical treatment outcome for dental fears, we examined 111 active patient records retrospectively using an 80-item structured format. Subjects were from three fear subtypes: needle phobic (N = 15), gagger (N = 11), and non-specific dental fear (N = 85). Mean subtype Dental Fear Survey scores ranged from 72.3 to 81.0. Patients received either behavioral therapy alone (N = 85) or behavioral therapy with a nitrous oxide or IV sedation adjunct (N = 26). Mean psychological treatment time was 3.9 hours (SD = 2.8 h) and did not differ by fear subtype (p > 0.05). All patients successfully completed initial dental treatment. Relapse of fear requiring additional psychological treatment occurred only in the non-specific fear subtype (rate = 11.2%). Patients receiving pharmacologic adjuncts to behavior therapy (nitrous oxide) experienced less relapse.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1992

Erschienen:

1992

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

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 Dentistry - 12(1992), 5 vom: 17. Sept., Seite 214-8

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Enneking, D [VerfasserIn]
Milgrom, P [VerfasserIn]
Weinstein, P [VerfasserIn]
Getz, T [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Journal Article
K50XQU1029
Nitrous Oxide
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.09.1993

Date Revised 21.10.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM012892939