Pain perception and anxiety during scaling in periodontally healthy subjects

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2247-2255

  Guzeldemir, Esra ^a   Toygar, Hilal Uslu ^a   Cilasun, Ulkem ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dental anxiety; Dental scaling; Pain; Pain measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; DENTAL ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH HYGIENE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIODONTIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TOOTH CALCULUS; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CALCULUS; DENTAL SCALING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL HYGIENE INDEX; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERIODONTIUM; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349187631     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2008.080152     Document Type: Article

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