Pain perception and dental anxiety during periodontal probing in patients visiting community oral health programme: a cross sectional study
Abstract Background Periodontal probing is one of the basic clinical oral examination procedures. It is carried out to assess the severity of gingival and periodontal disease. The experience of pain during probing may discourage patients. So, this study was conducted to estimate the pain perception...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Oral Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01437-y |