TY - JOUR
T1 - A fearful child attends
T2 - a psychoanalytic explanation of children's responses to dental treatment
AU - Freeman, Ruth
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - At the mention of dental treatment some children become overwhelmed by anxiety whereas others appear to take the news in their stride. Sometimes when anxious children attend dental treatment, they appear to cope, contain their fears, and passively submit to treatment, whereas others angrily refuse to open their mouths and a third group of children exist who seem to just 'tough it out' no matter how disagreeable or frightening dental treatment becomes. The question remains: why do children react so differently to dental treatment?
AB - At the mention of dental treatment some children become overwhelmed by anxiety whereas others appear to take the news in their stride. Sometimes when anxious children attend dental treatment, they appear to cope, contain their fears, and passively submit to treatment, whereas others angrily refuse to open their mouths and a third group of children exist who seem to just 'tough it out' no matter how disagreeable or frightening dental treatment becomes. The question remains: why do children react so differently to dental treatment?
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00871.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-263X.2007.00871.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 17935594
SN - 0960-7439
VL - 17
SP - 407
EP - 418
JO - International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
JF - International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
IS - 6
ER -