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Original Article

Dental anxiety and alexithymia: Gender differences

Aki Viinikangas Department of Community Dentistry, University of Oulu, Finland
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Satu Lahti Department of Community Dentistry, University of Oulu, Finland; Oral and Maxillo-facial Department, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mimmi Tolvanen Department of Community Dentistry, University of Oulu, Finland
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Ruth Freeman Dental Health Services Research Unit, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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Gerry Humphris Health Psychology, Bute Medical School, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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Matti Joukamaa University of Tampere, Tampere School of Public Health and Tampere University Hospital, Psychiatric Department, , Tampere, Finland
Pages 13-18 | Received 11 Mar 2008, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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Mika Ogawa, Nozomu Harano, Kentaro Ono, Yukiyo Shigeyama-Tada, Tomoko Hamasaki & Seiji Watanabe. (2019) Association between sensory processing and dental fear among female undergraduates in Japan. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 77:7, pages 525-533.
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Vesa Pohjola, Aino K. Mattila, Matti Joukamaa & Satu Lahti. (2011) Dental fear and alexithymia among adults in Finland. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 69:4, pages 243-247.
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Mika Ogawa, Akihiro Saito, Max Karukivi & Satu Lahti. (2024) Associations of sensory sensitivity, pain catastrophizing, and alexithymia with dental anxiety. European Journal of Oral Sciences 132:2.
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Sneha Suresh, Ranjita Singh Baghel, Abhishek Gautam, Anant Kumar, Deep Sundar & Suman Kriti. (2023) A Cross-Sectional Study to Analyze the Correlation Between Alexithymia and Dental Neglect in Persons Pursuing Dental Care. Cureus.
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Juuso Arkkila, Auli Suominen, Saara Nolvi, Kari Rantavuori, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson & Satu Lahti. (2022) Associations between temperament dimensions and dental anxiety in parents of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. European Journal of Oral Sciences 130:6.
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Max Karukivi, Auli Suominen, Noora M. Scheinin, Ru Li, Hanna Ahrnberg, Kari Rantavuori, Hasse Karlsson, Linnea Karlsson & Satu Lahti. (2021) Gender‐specific associations between the dimensions of alexithymia personality trait and dental anxiety in parents of the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. European Journal of Oral Sciences 130:1.
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Levent Cigerim & Saadet Cinarsoy Cigerim. (2019) Evaluation of the Relationship between Alexithymia and Dental Fear in Individuals Undergoing Tooth Extraction for Orthodontic Reasons. Journal of Contemporary Dentistry 9:3, pages 109-112.
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NityaKrishna Nanamadri, Dolar Doshi, Suhas Kulkarni, MadupuPadma Reddy & Adepu Srilatha. (2021) Association between dental neglect and alexithymia among adult dental patients. Indian Journal of Dental Research 32:4, pages 432.
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Yuan Fang, Baoer Zeng, Peiyi Chen, Yiling Mai, Shan Teng, Minting Zhang, Jingbo Zhao, Xueling Yang & Jiubo Zhao. (2019) Mindfulness and Suicide Risk in Undergraduates: Exploring the Mediating Effect of Alexithymia. Frontiers in Psychology 10.
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Sirkka Jaakkola, Satu Lahti, Hannele Räihä, Maiju Saarinen, Mimmi Tolvanen, Minna Aromaa, Matti Sillanpää, Sakari Suominen, Marja‐Leena Mattila & Päivi Rautava. (2014) Dental fear affects adolescent perception of interaction with dental staff. European Journal of Oral Sciences 122:5, pages 339-345.
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Mimmi Tolvanen, Outi Hagqvist, Anni Luoto, Kari Rantavuori, Linnea Karlsson, Hasse Karlsson & Satu Lahti. (2013) Changes over time in adult dental fear and correlation to depression and anxiety: a cohort study of pregnant mothers and fathers. European Journal of Oral Sciences 121:3pt2, pages 264-269.
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