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"Can I please postpone my dentist appointment?" - Exploring a new area of procrastination
It is known that both procrastination and self-compassion are associated with health behaviours in the sense that the former reduces them and the...
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Anxiety immediately before endodontic treatment: cross-sectional quantitative analysis
IntroductionEndodontic treatments are considered by the patients to be one of the most painful and anxiety-generating procedures and this feeling may...
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Eighth Journey: Everyday Life Isn’t Grey At All—Illusions in Our Daily Lives
What does everyday life have to do with adventure and discoveries? Everyday life, that’s normal life. Office, school, driving—every day the same...
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What Happens at a Dental Surgery When the Patient is a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder? An Italian Study
Oral health care can be a difficult experience for a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), for their family and for the dentist. The purpose of...
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Barriers to Professional Dental Care among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Aims were to: (1) investigate the parental difficulties toward their ASD children dental care and, (2) analyze factors influencing their access to...
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Autistics in Dental Clinics
This chapter begins with a summary of the literature that answers the research questions about autistics in dental settings. This is followed by a...
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Oral health and individuals with a lived experience of an eating disorder: a qualitative study
BackgroundLimited evidence exists describing the impact to oral health when living with an eating disorder and the availability of information or...
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Assessment of patients’ dental anxiety levels in the context of infectious diseases: development and validation of Musa Kazim’s Dental Anxiety Scale (MK-DAS)
ObjectivesThe study aimed to develop and validate a new scale called Musa Kazim’s Dental Anxiety Scale (MK-DAS) to measure dental anxiety in relation...
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Enhanced Dental Care
Oral health care is the most prevalent unmet health care need of children with special needs. Unmet oral health care needs can lead to problems such...
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Autonomic Arousal and Adherence with Dental Appointments
Individuals with developmental disabilities sometimes display avoidance responses such as a lack of cooperation, aggression, and vocal refusal when...
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Efficacy of the Video Modeling Technique as a Facilitator of Non-invasive Dental Care in Autistic Children: Randomized Clinical Trial
This study aims to evaluate the video modeling technique during the dental appointment. A blinded randomized clinical trial was composed of 2 groups,...
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Therapy Dog Support in Pediatric Dentistry: A Social Welfare Intervention for Reducing Anticipatory Anxiety and Situational Fear in Children
Children often experience anticipatory anxiety and situational fear (AA&SF) as a common reaction to perceived environmental threats. Animal-assisted...
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Effects of virtual reality exposure therapy on state-trait anxiety in individuals with dentophobia
Dentophobia can reduce visits to dental offices and, thereby endangering the oral health of individuals. The present study aimed to investigate the...
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Eating disorders and oral health: a sco** review
BackgroundScreening and treatment guidance for somatic sequalae of eating disorders typically include specifics such as laboratory testing,...
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Brief Report: Virtual Reality to Raise Awareness About Autism
PurposeThe purpose of the study was to develop and test a virtual reality application designed to put the participants “in the shoes” of an autistic...
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Perceptions of Parents/Caregivers About the Impact of Oral Conditions on the Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Purpose : To investigate the perceptions of parents/caregivers about the impact of oral conditions on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL)...
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Oral Health Treatment Planning: Dental Disease Prevention and Oral Health Promotion for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Disabilities
Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) are at increased risk for poor oral...
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A test of pre-exposure spacing and multiple context pre-exposure on the mechanisms of latent inhibition of dental fear: A study protocol
BackgroundLatent inhibition occurs when exposure to a stimulus prior its direct associative conditioning impairs learning. Results from naturalistic...
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Understanding Human Behavior: Functional Analysis in Practice
Some behaviors are very easy to understand, their functionality is immediately comprehensible. In other cases, however, more differentiated analyses...
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Optimizing Parent Training to Improve Oral Health Behavior and Outcomes in Underserved Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A randomized controlled trial established initial efficacy of a novel parent training (PT) intervention for improving oral hygiene and oral health in...
