Berggren U
J Dent Res. 1986 Jun;65(6):874-6. doi: 10.1177/00220345860650060101.
Follow-up clinical studies of treatment for dental fear and avoidance behavior are infrequent in the literature. The present investigation reports follow-up results over more than two years from 84 out of 99 patients treated for dental fear in a Swedish community-based dental fear clinic. Broad-based behavioral therapy (BT) or general anesthesia (GA), both in combination with adjusted conventional dental treatment, were used. The frequency of patients' attendance for regular dental care after two years was unchanged or even somewhat increased and was significantly higher in those who had received the BT therapy. Most patients stated that they had no problems after leaving the dental fear clinic. Among patients reporting such problems, the change of dentist was most frequently reported. The level of dental anxiety as measured by Corah's DAS was still at a low level, in spite of a slight increase over the two years since initial therapy.
牙科恐惧和回避行为治疗的随访临床研究在文献中并不常见。本调查报道了瑞典一家社区牙科恐惧诊所中99名接受牙科恐惧治疗的患者中84名患者超过两年的随访结果。采用了基础广泛的行为疗法（BT）或全身麻醉（GA），二者均与调整后的传统牙科治疗相结合。两年后患者定期接受牙科护理的频率未变甚至有所增加，接受BT疗法的患者频率显著更高。大多数患者表示离开牙科恐惧诊所后没有问题。在报告有此类问题的患者中，更换牙医是最常被提及的。尽管自初始治疗后的两年中有轻微增加，但用科拉牙科焦虑量表（Corah's DAS）测量的牙科焦虑水平仍处于较低水平。
