The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Based on the hypothesis that a vicious cycle of dental fear exists, whereby the consequences of fear tend to maintain that fear, the relationship between dental fear, self-reported oral health status and the use of dental services wa...

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Main Authors: Spencer A John, Stewart Judy F, Armfield Jason M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6831/7/1