Prevalence of dental anxiety in 7- to 11-year-old children and its relationship to dental caries

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 453-457

  Akbay Oba, Aylin ^a   Dülgergil, Çoruh Türksel ^a   Şaroǧlu Sönmez, Işil ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; Dental anxiety; Dental caries

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; TURKEY;

EID: 70349743681     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000235894     Document Type: Article

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