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Effects of cognitive therapy, applied relaxation and nitrous oxide sedation. A five-year follow-up study of patients treated for dental fear.
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Five years after completing a controlled, randomized treatment trial comparing the effect of nitrous oxide sedation (NO), cognitive therapy (CT), and applied relaxation (AR), all 62 patients who had participated were invited to a follow-up questionnaire ... (Full abstract text below) Published 2003Apr
in Journal: Acta Odontol Scand
(Language : eng)
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1. Acta Odontol Scand.
2003 Apr;61(2):93-9
Effects of cognitive therapy, applied relaxation and nitrous oxide sedation. A five-year follow-up study of patients treated for dental fear.
Willumsen T, Vassend O
Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Behavioural Science, Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway. tiril@odont.uio.no
Five years after completing a controlled, randomized treatment trial comparing the effect of nitrous oxide sedation (NO), cognitive therapy (CT), and applied relaxation (AR), all 62 patients who had participated were invited to a follow-up questionnaire study. Forty-three responded. All participants had been to the dentist during the follow-up period. Mean scores (s) on Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and Symptom Checklist 90 Revised (SCL-90-R, a measure of general psychological distress) were 10.4 (4.1) and 0.35 (0.34), respectively. There were no between-group effects. Significant changes across the assessment phases (at enrollment, after treatment, and 5 years after) were found for both dental fear and general distress (CDAS: F = 137.8, P < 0.01; SCL-90-R: F = 12.5, P < 0.01). However, no significant changes between measures obtained after treatment and at follow-up emerged. Seven participants (3 from the NO group, 2 from the CT group, and 2 from the AR group) had CDAS scores above 14, indicating a recurrent or continual dental fear problem. The majority (81%) assessed the dental fear treatment received 5 years previously to have been useful for them. In conclusion, the favorable effects on dental fear and general psychological distress continued at 5-year follow-up for all treatment groups.
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| First Name | LastName | Initials |
| Tiril | Willumsen | T |
| Olav | Vassend | O |
Affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Behavioural Science, Dental Faculty, University of Oslo, Norway. tiril@odont.uio.no
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Category links from this article:- Adolescent
- Adult
- Analysis of Variance
- Anesthesia, Dental
- Anesthetics, Inhalation - administration & dosage
- Attitude to Health
- Cognitive Therapy
- Conscious Sedation
- Dental Anxiety - classification, prevention & control
- Dental Care - psychology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nitrous Oxide - administration & dosage
- Relaxation Techniques
- Statistics, Nonparametric
- Stress, Psychological - classification, prevention & control
- Treatment Outcome
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