Treatment of a dental phobic with pronounced aversion to rubber gloves.
This case illustrates where excessive dental stress on the swallowing reflex caused retching then nausea and eventually dental phobia. Swallowing relaxation enabled normal variable function to be quickly restored, which allowed the phobia to be brought under control.
Wilks
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Kings College Hospital Dental School.
D000328:Adult; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods; D005683:Gagging; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000523:psychology; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012408:Rubber; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D014061:Tongue Habits / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy
D012408:Rubber