One-year follow-up of patients treated for dental fear: Effects of cognitive therapy, applied relaxation, and nitrous oxide sedation

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 335-340

  Willumsen, Tiril ^a   Vassend, Olav ^b   Hoffart, Asle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Applied relaxation; Cognitive therapy; Dental fear therapy; Follow up studies; Nitrous oxide sedation

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEAR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; SEDATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035206881     PISSN: 00016357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/000163501317153167     Document Type: Article

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