The vicious cycle of dental fear at age 31 in a birth cohort in Southern Brazil.
Ethieli R SilveiraMariana Gonzales CademartoriHelena Silveira SchuchMarcos Britto CorrêaThiago Machado ArdenghiJason ArmfieldBernardo L HortaFlavio Fernando DemarcoPublished in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2020)
Dental fear in adulthood was related to exposures occurring across the lifecourse. Also, it was possible to observe the occurrence of the vicious cycle of dental fear in the 1982 Pelotas Birth Cohort. Therefore, preventive measures during different periods of the life course are required to prevent dental fear and adulthood.