| Descriptor English: | Dental Anxiety | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Ansiedad al Tratamiento Odontológico
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ansiedade ao Tratamento Odontológico | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Phobie des soins dentaires | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Anxieties, Dental Anxiety, Dental Dental Anxieties Dental Fear Dental Fears Dental Phobia Dental Phobias Dentophobia Dentophobias Fear, Dental Odontophobia Odontophobias Phobia, Dental |
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| Tree number(s): |
F01.470.132.300 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016854 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Abnormal fear or dread of visiting the dentist for preventive care or therapy and unwarranted anxiety over dental procedures. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VI virology |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Anxiety (1966-1991) Dental Care (1977-1991) Fear (1966-1991) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 92 |
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| History Note: | 92 |
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| Entry Version: | DENT ANXIETY |
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| DeCS ID: | 30162 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D016854 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WU 61 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1992/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1991/05/02 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2022/05/23 |
Dental Anxiety
- Preferred
Dental Phobia
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0025654 |
| Scope note | Abnormal fear or dread of visiting the dentist for preventive care or therapy and unwarranted anxiety over dental procedures. |
| Preferred term | Dental Anxiety |
| Entry term(s) |
Anxieties, Dental Anxiety, Dental Dental Anxieties |
| Concept UI |
M000756167 |
| Preferred term | Dental Phobia |
| Entry term(s) |
Dental Fear Dental Fears Dental Phobias Dentophobia Dentophobias Fear, Dental Odontophobia Odontophobias Phobia, Dental |
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