Predictors of behavioral avoidance in dental phobia: The role of gender, dysfunctional cognitions and the need for control

Negative events and their potential risk of precipitating pathological forms of dental anxiety

“…More specifically, a positive screen of dental phobia appeared to be 16 times more likely if one had experienced helplessness during one or more past dental treatments. To this end, our findings are in accordance with earlier studies on dental anxiety showing perceived lack of control to be a significant correlate of dental anxiety and long-term avoidance (see, for example, Milgrom, Vignehsa, & Weinstein, 1992;Milgrom, Weinstein, Kleinknecht, & Getz, 1995;Sartory et al, 2006). The importance of helplessness has particularly been recognized in the field of traumatic stress, as research data indicate that a sense of helplessness and a disrupted emotional reaction occurring at the time of an experience are most predictive of PTSD symptomatology (Brewin, Andrews, & Rose, 2000;Roemer, Orsillo, Borkovec, & Litz, 1998).…”

A Practice-Based Comparison of Brief Cognitive Behavioural Treatment, Two Kinds of Hypnosis and General Anaesthesia in Dental Phobia

“…Dental phobics were found to have a significantly higher number of negative cognitions than controls. Data of a previous study yielded a Cronbach’s α of 0.90 [20]. …”

“…A score of 15 is considered the cut-off for being phobic. An internal consistency index of 0.64 (Cronbach’s α) was found for this scale [20]. …”

“…The cut-off score for dental phobia is considered to be 35 [19]. An internal consistency index of 0.80 (Cronbach’s α) has been reported [20]. …”

Aplikasi teori belajar sosial dalam penatalaksanaan rasa takut dan cemasan anak pada perawatan gigi (Application of social learning theory in the management of children dental fear and anxiety)

“…Anak akan mencoba segala cara untuk menghindari atau menunda pengobatan, sehingga kesehatan rongga mulut tidak terjaga. 4,5 Selain dampaknya terhadap perawatan gigi, DFA juga dapat menyebabkan gangguan tidur, mempengaruhi kehidupan sehari-hari dan memiliki dampak negatif pada seseorang fungsi psikososial. DFA diperoleh di masa kanak-kanak dapat bertahan hingga dewasa dan merupakan prediktor signifikan untuk menghindari kunjungan ke dokter gigi pada usia dewasa.…”