Abstract
Discussed is the impact of a videotaped dental fear-reduction program on moderately and highly fearful people who avoid dental treatment. Subjects were assigned randomly to one of two groups--the videotaped treatment group or the videotaped placebo group. The results indicate that the videotaped treatment program produced a decrease in self-reported fear in both moderately fearful and highly fearful subjects. However, the treatment program increased dental visitation and appointment-making behavior only for moderately fearful subjects.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 218-221 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) |
| Volume | 112 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Feb 1986 |