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Published Articles on Dental Fear by Dr. Krochak
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We will be happy to send you complimentary reprints of these articles.
To request articles call our office at 212.838.2900. |
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"An Overview of the Treatment of Anxious and Phobic Dental Patients"
The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, May 1993, pp. 604-615.
This article explains:
— How to identify patients with dental anxiety and understand the reasons for their fears
— How to assess the level of fear in each patient
— Various forms of relaxation techniques and behavior modification techniques to reduce fear
— Suggested treatment modifications and office protocols that can help
a dental office accommodate these special patients |
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"The Psychodynamics of Dental Anxiety and Dental Phobia"
Dental Clinics of North America, Oct. 1988, pp. 647-654.
This article discusses:
— The differences among fear, anxiety and phobia
— The fear response on an emotional, intellectual and physiological level
— Panic attacks and hysteria reactions
— The causes of dental fears
— Behavior modification therapy to help overcome these fears |
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"Using a Precision-Metered Injection System to Minimize Dental Injection Anxiety"
The Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry, Feb. 1998, pp. 137-147.
This article helps increase doctors' awareness of the prevalence of injection anxiety and explains the design limitations of the standard hypodermic syringe. Dr. Krochak was a member of the research and development team for a virtually painless computer-assisted injection device to administer local anesthetics. This paper describes the benefits of this new precision-metered injection system.
The article also reviews the results of a study completed as part of the development of this system. In the study, 90% of dental patients reported being at least mildly anxious about receiving dental injections. Surveys were administered to quantify the patient's fears of dental injections and to measure the desensitization effects of using the injection system. According to this study, fear levels were reduced by 75-80% using the new technology. |
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Other published articles include:
"Management of the Phobic Denture Patient"
Practical Periodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Mar. 1990, pp. 36-38.
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"Treatment of Dental Phobia: A Report of Two Cases"
Phobia Practice and Research Journal, Spring 1988, pp. 64-72.
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"A Protocol for Evaluation for Endosteal Dental Implants"
The New York Journal of Dentistry, Dec. 1986, pp. 15-18.
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