Behavioural and physiological effect of dental environment sensory adaptation on children's dental anxiety

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 479-483

  Shapiro, Michele ^a,b   Melmed, Raphael N ^b   Sgan Cohen, Harold D ^b   Eli, Ilana ^c   Parush, Shula ^b  

^a Beit Issie Shapiro Amutat Avi   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Dental behaviour management; Dental environment; Paediatric dentistry; Sensory adaptation

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DENTAL ANXIETY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; MALE; MUSIC; PILOT STUDY; PRESSURE; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOOTH BRUSHING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL POLISHING; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; MUSIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 36248937661     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2007.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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