Open AccessSTUDY OF THE PREVALENCE AND CAUSES OF DENTOPHOBIA IN OUTPATIENT DENTAL CARE IN TASHKENT
Author(s) -
Ravshan Abdurashidovich Fattakhov
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rossijskij stomatologičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2934
pISSN - 1728-2802
DOI - 10.18821/1728-2802-2018-22-4-210-211
Subject(s) - dental care , medicine , outpatient clinic , dentistry , dental clinic , psychiatry , family medicine
We studied the prevalence and causes of dentophobia in outpatient dental care in Tashkent.It was found that 60.1 % of patients have negative and dramatically negative memories of their first visit to the dentist.The results of the questionnaire showed that the main cause of delayed visits to the dentist are fear and fright, and the main irritant at the dental reception is the expectation of pain.