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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Dental Anxiety Exaggerates Memories


A recent study shows that people with high dental fear have excessive memories of the pain mixed with fear which they feel during treatment.

The study was made by the researchers at the University of West Virginia. At the oral surgery clinic dentists surveyed 79 people who needed an emergency tooth extraction. Everyone in the study were asked about their fear and pain before, during and 2 weeks after the extraction.