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Efficacy of a trauma‐focused treatment approach for dental phobia: a randomized clinical trial

Overview of attention for article published in European Journal of Oral Sciences, September 2013
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Title
Efficacy of a trauma‐focused treatment approach for dental phobia: a randomized clinical trial
Published in
European Journal of Oral Sciences, September 2013
DOI 10.1111/eos.12090
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Stephan Doering, Marie‐Christin Ohlmeier, Ad de Jongh, Arne Hofmann, Vanessa Bisping

Abstract

It has been hypothesized that treatment specifically focused on resolving memories of negative dental events might be efficacious for the alleviation of anxiety in patients with dental phobia. Thirty-one medication-free patients who met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) criteria of dental phobia were randomly assigned to either Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) or a waitlist control condition. Dental anxiety was assessed using the Dental Anxiety Questionnaire (DAS), the Dental Fear Survey (DFS), a behavior test, and dental attendance at 1-yr of follow up. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing was associated with significant reductions of dental anxiety and avoidance behavior as well as in symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The effect sizes for the primary outcome measures were d = 2.52 (DAS) and d = 1.87 (DFS). These effects were still significant 3 months (d = 3.28 and d = 2.28, respectively) and 12 months (d = 3.75 and d = 1.79, respectively) after treatment. After 1 yr, 83.3% of the patients were in regular dental treatment (d = 3.20). The findings suggest that therapy aimed at processing memories of past dental events can be helpful for patients with dental phobia.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 3 2%
Malaysia 1 <1%
Portugal 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Unknown 158 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 27 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 13%
Researcher 20 12%
Student > Bachelor 13 8%
Other 11 7%
Other 29 18%
Unknown 42 26%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 54 33%
Medicine and Dentistry 35 21%
Unspecified 8 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 3%
Neuroscience 4 2%
Other 12 7%
Unknown 46 28%
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#3,433,984
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Outputs of similar age from European Journal of Oral Sciences
#2
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