title: Treatment of dental fears: pharmacology or psychology?
abstract: Fear of dental treatment constitutes one of the major obstacles to receiving dental treatment, in both the UK and the USA. Treatment for such fear can be pharmacological or psychological, or a combination of both. In this article the aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of dental fear will be described and the treatment methods compared.
authors.affiliation: Royal London Hospital.
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Naini
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Mellor
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Getz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy