title: [Anxiety and ++phobia in dental patients. Recent findings regarding the "fear of the dentist"].
abstract: The authors review the most recent literature on "dental phobia" which is responsible for discomfort and delays in prevention and treatment of odontoiatric disorders. Special attention is devoted to the multifactorial etiology and to diagnostic classification of these difficulties, as well as to the therapeutic possibilities available today.
authors.affiliation: I Cattedra di Fisiologia Umana, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lino
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rusconi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zisa
mesh_terms: D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Ansia e fobia nel paziente odontoiatrico. Recenti acquisizioni riguardo alla "paura del dentista".