Personality and psychological factors: Effects on dental beliefs

Background: Dental treatment can be highly unpleasant for anxious patients. Despite all advancements, dental anxiety continues to upset the dentist-patient relationship. The psychological factors like individual personality and familial and peer influence may alter the dental beliefs of a patient. A...

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Main Authors: Siddhi Hathiwala, S Acharya, S Patil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry
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Online Access:http://www.jisppd.com/article.asp?issn=0970-4388;year=2015;volume=33;issue=2;spage=88;epage=92;aulast=Hathiwala