Pathways to dental fear from childhood to adolescence: a 10-year cohort study.

Leonardo da Silva GodoisJessica Klockner KnorstThaís Gioda NoronhaBruno Emmanuelli Thiago Machado ArdenghiFernanda Tomazoni

Published in: International journal of paediatric dentistry (2023)

Our findings suggest that socioeconomic, demographic, clinical, psychosocial, and behavioural conditions can influence dental fear from childhood to adolescence.

Keyphrases

depressive symptoms
oral health
early life
prefrontal cortex
childhood cancer
mental health