Association between Anxiety and Pain in Dental Treatment

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 153-162

  Lin, C S ^a   Wu, S Y ^a,b   Yi, C A ^b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

dental anxiety; dental care; fear; metaregression; oral health; pain management

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL PATIENT; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HUMAN; SURGERY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; META ANALYSIS; OPERATIVE DENTISTRY; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY;

DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL CARE; DENTISTRY, OPERATIVE; HUMANS; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 85010005951     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034516678168     Document Type: Review

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