A machine learning approach to investigate the role of fear of pain, personal experience, and vicarious learning in dental anxiety
These findings highlight the important role of fear of pain associated with injections in dental anxiety, and support that prior benign exposures are protective, while negative experiences increase the risk of developing dental anxiety. Our findings are also consistent with social transmission theories.
Authors
- Botond László Kiss (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3545-6414)
- Carlos M. Coelho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2320-7931)
- András Matuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4996-2732)
- Béla Birkás (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6380-7093)
- Andras Norbert Zsido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0506-6861)
- Pooya Pasandideh Rahvard
Institutions
- Universidade dos Açores (PT)
- British Dental Association (GB)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-05973-9
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.58
Funders
- Pécsi Tudományegyetem