title: [Dental phobia].
abstract: The observation of a sample of 2000 patients enabled us to individualize a group whose fright of dental care showed all the characteristics of a phobia in the ethological meaning of the term. Such a phobia definitely seems to have a link with an experience of pain during a previous dental treatment. It could be considered as a particular example of prepared learning.
authors: l'Université de Liège.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Delcommune
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology*; D003812:Dentist-Patient Relations; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: La phobie du chirurgien dentiste.