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Dental phobia

MedGen UID:
1790464
Concept ID:
C5551425
Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
Synonyms: Dental Fear; Dental Fears; Dental Phobia; Dental Phobias; Dentophobia; Dentophobias; Fear, Dental; Odontophobia; Odontophobias; Phobia, Dental
SNOMED CT: Dental phobia (38617005)

Definition

A persistent, irrational fear of treatment, whether preventative or therapeutic, by a dentist, coupled with compulsive desire to avoid any such situation. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDental phobia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Khan S, Hamedy R, Lei Y, Ogawa RS, White SN
J Endod 2016 Dec;42(12):1726-1736. Epub 2016 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2016.08.007. PMID: 27776881
Randall CL, McNeil DW, Shaffer JR, Crout RJ, Weyant RJ, Marazita ML
J Dent Res 2016 Sep;95(10):1132-7. doi: 10.1177/0022034516661151. PMID: 27555332Free PMC Article
Wide Boman U, Carlsson V, Westin M, Hakeberg M
Eur J Oral Sci 2013 Jun;121(3 Pt 2):225-34. Epub 2013 Mar 28 doi: 10.1111/eos.12032. PMID: 23659254

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nalci G, Alaçam T, Altunkaynak B
J Oral Rehabil 2022 May;49(5):535-540. Epub 2022 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/joor.13311. PMID: 35148428
Ide-Okochi A, Funayama H, Asada Y
BMC Pediatr 2021 May 19;21(1):240. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02711-2. PMID: 34011290Free PMC Article
Kisely S, Sawyer E, Siskind D, Lalloo R
J Affect Disord 2016 Aug;200:119-32. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.040. PMID: 27130961
Scharmüller W, Leutgeb V, Schöngaßner F, Hermann A, Stark R, Schienle A
Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 2014 Oct;9(10):1584-8. Epub 2013 Oct 1 doi: 10.1093/scan/nst150. PMID: 24084590Free PMC Article
Köchel A, Plichta MM, Schäfer A, Schöngassner F, Fallgatter AJ, Schienle A
Neurosci Lett 2011 Sep 26;503(1):48-51. Epub 2011 Aug 12 doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.07.058. PMID: 21862219

Diagnosis

Mistry N, Kufta K, Mupparapu M, Panchal N
Dent Clin North Am 2023 Jul;67(3):499-501. Epub 2023 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2023.02.029. PMID: 37244725
Ide-Okochi A, Funayama H, Asada Y
BMC Pediatr 2021 May 19;21(1):240. doi: 10.1186/s12887-021-02711-2. PMID: 34011290Free PMC Article
Kisely S, Sawyer E, Siskind D, Lalloo R
J Affect Disord 2016 Aug;200:119-32. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.040. PMID: 27130961
Slovin M, Falagario-Wasserman J
Dent Clin North Am 2009 Apr;53(2):207-19, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2008.12.016. PMID: 19269392
Meldman MJ
Psychosomatics 1972 Nov-Dec;13(6):371-2. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3182(72)71385-7. PMID: 4672003

Therapy

Nalci G, Alaçam T, Altunkaynak B
J Oral Rehabil 2022 May;49(5):535-540. Epub 2022 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/joor.13311. PMID: 35148428
Montagnese TA, Setty M
J Endod 2013 Mar;39(3):415-6. Epub 2012 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.joen.2012.10.010. PMID: 23402519
Jöhren P, Jackowski J, Gängler P, Sartory G, Thom A
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2000 Dec;38(6):612-616. doi: 10.1054/bjom.2000.0531. PMID: 11092778
Krochak M, Friedman N
Compend Contin Educ Dent 1998 Feb;19(2):137-40, 142-3, 146 passim; quiz 150. PMID: 9656861
Adams AP, Goroszeniuk T
Anaesthesia 1991 Nov;46(11):932-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09850.x. PMID: 1750593

Prognosis

Kalladka M, Markman S, Raman KR, Mansdorf A
Dent Clin North Am 2024 Oct;68(4):739-750. Epub 2024 Jun 29 doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2024.05.006. PMID: 39244254
Seligman LD, Geers AL, Kramer L, Clemens KS, Pituch KA, Colagiuri B, Marusak HA, Rabinak CA, Turner N, Nedley M
BMC Psychol 2023 Jan 25;11(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01054-0. PMID: 36698206Free PMC Article
Bryne E, Hean SCPD, Evensen KB, Bull VH
Eur J Oral Sci 2022 Jun;130(3):e12860. Epub 2022 Feb 26 doi: 10.1111/eos.12860. PMID: 35218586Free PMC Article
Kanzigg L, Phillips CL, Stein MB, Hunt LC, Wilder RS
J Dent Hyg 2018 Oct;92(5):30-37. PMID: 30385599
Asl AN, Shokravi M, Jamali Z, Shirazi S
J Clin Pediatr Dent 2017;41(6):399-423. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.17796/1053-4628-41.6.1. PMID: 28937891

Clinical prediction guides

Yap AU, Lee DZR
Clin Oral Investig 2022 Sep;26(9):5953-5960. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1007/s00784-022-04555-1. PMID: 35639205
Nalci G, Alaçam T, Altunkaynak B
J Oral Rehabil 2022 May;49(5):535-540. Epub 2022 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/joor.13311. PMID: 35148428
Kisely S, Sawyer E, Siskind D, Lalloo R
J Affect Disord 2016 Aug;200:119-32. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.040. PMID: 27130961
Tellez M, Kinner DG, Heimberg RG, Lim S, Ismail AI
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2015 Apr;43(2):135-42. Epub 2014 Oct 24 doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12132. PMID: 25346261
Beaton L, Freeman R, Humphris G
Med Princ Pract 2014;23(4):295-301. Epub 2013 Dec 20 doi: 10.1159/000357223. PMID: 24356305Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Steenen SA, Linke F, van Westrhenen R, de Jongh A
J Anxiety Disord 2024 Jul;105:102891. Epub 2024 Jun 24 doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2024.102891. PMID: 38945067
Bürklein S, Brodowski C, Fliegel E, Jöhren HP, Enkling N
Quintessence Int 2021 Mar 3;52(4):360-373. doi: 10.3290/j.qi.a45603. PMID: 33491392
Joda T, Gallucci GO, Wismeijer D, Zitzmann NU
Comput Biol Med 2019 May;108:93-100. Epub 2019 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2019.03.012. PMID: 31003184
Kisely S, Sawyer E, Siskind D, Lalloo R
J Affect Disord 2016 Aug;200:119-32. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.04.040. PMID: 27130961
Wide Boman U, Carlsson V, Westin M, Hakeberg M
Eur J Oral Sci 2013 Jun;121(3 Pt 2):225-34. Epub 2013 Mar 28 doi: 10.1111/eos.12032. PMID: 23659254

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