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Mento, C., Gitto, L., Liotta, M., A. Muscatello, M. R., Bruno, A., & Settineri, S. (2014). Dental anxiety in relation to aggressive characteristics of patients. International Journal of Psychological Research, 7(2), 29–37. https://doi.org/10.21500/20112084.656
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Abstract
Dental anxiety is defined as the response to a stressful stimulus that is specific to a dental context. The dental treatment itself may provoke excitation and aggressive response relating to multiple sources of motivation that have been examined by the literature.
The hypothesis to test in the present paper is to what extent dental anxiety can be explained by looking at patients’ characteristics solely or by considering latent aggressiveness that could be manifested before and during the dental treatment.
The results of the study should give some indications to dentists to better understand the presence of a greater or lesser anxiety associated with orthodontic treatment in order to provide an appropriate assistance and, eventually, to help patients in developing coping strategies. As a consequence, it should be clear how intervening on each component of dental anxiety and/or aggressiveness may have a positive impact on the outcome of dental treatment.
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Settineri, S., Mucciardi, M., Leonardi, V., Mallamace, D. & Mento, C. (2010). The emotion of disgust in Italian students: A measure of the Synthetic Disgust Index. International Journal of Psychological Research. 6, 1, 21-29.
Van Toller, S. (1988). Odours, emotion and psychophysiology. International Journal of Cosmetic Sciences, 10, 171– 197.
American Psychiatric Association (1994). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
Anttila, S., Knuuttila, M., Ylöstalo, P. & Joukamaa, M. (2006). Symptoms of depression and anxiety in relation to dental health behavior and self-perceived dental treatment need. European Journal of Oral Sciences, 114, 109-114.
Becker, S., Al Zaid, K. & Al Faris, E. (2002). Screening for somatization and depression in Saudi Arabia: A validation study of the PHQ in primary care. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 32, 271-283.
Buss, A. H. & Perry, M. P. (1992). The aggression questionnaire. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 63, 452-459.
Corah, N.L. (1969). Development of a dental anxiety scale. Journal of Dental Research, 48, 596.
Corah, N.L., Gale, E.N. & Illig, S.J. (1978). Assessment of a dental anxiety scale. The Journal of the American Dental Association, 87, 816-819.
Doebling, S. & Rowe, M.M. (2000). Negative perceptions of dental stimuli and their effects on dental fear. Journal of Dental Hygiene, 74 (2), 110-116.
Economou, G.C. & Honours, B. (2003). Dental anxiety and personality: Investigating the relationship between dental anxiety and self-consciousness. Journal of Dental Education, 267, 970-980.
Jören, P., Jackowski, J., Gängler, P., Sartory, G. & Thom, A. (2000). Fear reduction in patients with dental treatment phobia. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 38, 612-616.
Kaspers, S. (2001). Depression and anxiety-separate or continuum? World Journal Biological Psychiatry, 162, 162-163.
Locker, D. (2003). Psychological consequences of dental fear and anxiety. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, 31, 144-151.
Locker, D., Thomson, W.M. & Poulton, R. (2001a). Psychological disorder, conditioning experiences, and the onset of dental anxiety in early adulthood. Journal Dental Research, 80, 1588-1592.
Locker, D., Thomson, W.M. & Poulton, R. (2001b). Onset and patterns of change in dental anxiety in adolescence and early adulthood: a birth cohort study. Comm Denth Health 18 (2), 99-104.
Maggirias, J. & Locker, D. (2002). Five-year incidence of dental anxiety in an adult population. Community Dental Health, 19, 173-179.
Quteish Taani, D.S. (2002). Dental anxiety and regularity of dental attendance in younger adults. Journal Oral Rehabilitation, 29(6), 604-608.
Settineri, S., Mallamace, D., Muscatello, M.R., Zoccali, R. & Mento, C. (2013). Dental anxiety, psychiatry and dental treatment: How are they linked? Open Journal of Psychiatry, 3, 168-172.
Settineri, S., Mucciardi, M., Leonardi, V., Mallamace, D. & Mento, C. (2010). The emotion of disgust in Italian students: A measure of the Synthetic Disgust Index. International Journal of Psychological Research. 6, 1, 21-29.
Van Toller, S. (1988). Odours, emotion and psychophysiology. International Journal of Cosmetic Sciences, 10, 171– 197.
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