Dental anxiety treatment by a dentist in primary care: A 1-year follow-up study.

ABSTRACT: In an earlier randomized controlled trial of dental anxiety treatments (n = 96) we compared the effects of dentist-administered cognitive behavioural therapy (D-CBT) and dental treatment supplemented with the Four Habits communication model plus midazolam sedation. Both treatments, applied in a general dental practice, were associated with a clinically relevant decrease in dental anxiety. In this follow-up study, 52 of the 82 treatment completers responded to an online questionnaire 1 year post-treatment. Reduction in dental anxiety persisted for both treatment groups. From baseline to 1 year post-treatment the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale was reduced by 7.8 [SD: 4.4; Cohen's d effect size: 1.2 (CI: 0.8-1.7)] and 7.8 [SD: 4.2; Cohen's d: 1.4 (0.9-1.8)] in the D-CBT and Four Habits/midazol

SUBMITTER: Hauge MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9540184 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature