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Orsaker och konsekvenser av tandvårdsrädsla hos vuxna: En allmän litteraturstudie
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. Centre for Oral Health.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. Centre for Oral Health.
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Causes and consequences of dental anxiety in adults : A litterature study (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syfte: Studiens syfte var att undersöka bakomliggande orsaker till tandvårdsrädsla hos vuxna, samt att undersöka vilka konsekvenser som tandvårdsrädsla kan ge. Metod: En litteraturstudie utfördes med hjälp av databaserna MEDLINE, CINAHL och Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source. Artiklar publicerade mellan 2015–2021 och som kunde besvara syftet eftersöktes. Femton artiklar valdes ut för att presentera resultatet. Resultat: Tandvårdsrädsla kan bero på individens negativa erfarenhet av tandvården, upplevd smärta vid tidigare besök samt en omfattande kariesproblematik i barndomen. Rädslan kan resultera i undvikande av tandvården, bristande förtroende för tandläkaren och en försämrad oral hälsa. Gingivit och fler karierade tänder var vanligare bland tandvårdsrädda individer, i jämförelse med individer som inte var tandvårdsrädda. Slutsatser: Det finns ett samband mellan tandvårdsrädsla och upplevd bristande omhändertagande från tandvården, som kan leda till försämrad oral hälsa och försämrade orala hälsovanor. Vidare forskning krävs för att kunna öka förståelsen och stödet för tandvårdsrädda individer, samt för att kunna utarbeta preventiva metoder så att risken för framtida problem minskar.

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Aim: The aim of the study was to examine the underlying causes of dental anxiety in adults, and to examine the consequences that dental anxiety may have. Method: A literature study was made using the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL and Dentistry & Oral Sciences Source. Articles published 2015-2021 and were able to answer the purpose were sought. Fifteen articles were selected to present the results. Results: Dental anxiety could be caused by the individual’s previous negative experiences of dental care services, extensive caries experience in childhood and experience of pain during previous visits. This anxiety could lead to avoidance of dental care services, lack of confidence in the dentists and poor oral health. Gingivitis and more carious teeth were more common among individuals with dental anxiety, compared to individuals without dental anxiety. Conclusions: There is a link between dental anxiety and experienced lack of care from dental care services, which can lead to deteriorated oral health and deteriorated oral health behaviour. Further research is required to better the understanding and support of patients with dental anxiety, and to be able to develop preventative measures so as to mitigate these potential risks.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. , p. 40
Keywords [en]
dentistry, fear, odontophobia, oral health, patient
Keywords [sv]
odontofobi, oral hälsa, patient, rädsla, tandvård
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Dentistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-53610ISRN: JU-HHJ-OHA-1-20210087OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-53610DiVA, id: diva2:1571305
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HHJ, Oral Health Science
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Available from: 2021-06-23 Created: 2021-06-22 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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