Periodontal Status and Quality of Life: Impact of Fear of Pain and Dental Fear.

Conclusions. Findings provide a granular perspective of periodontal disease indicators and OHRQoL. Dental avoidance/anticipatory fear and physiological arousal mediate OHRQoL in individuals who have indicators of periodontal disease in sextants that may be visible and susceptible to higher pain and psychosocial impact. PMID: 28377670 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377670?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pain Research and Management - April 6, 2017 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wright CD, McNeil DW, Edwards CB, Crout RJ, Neiswanger K, Shaffer JR, Marazita ML Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research

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