Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 9 , Pages 1404-1408 , September 2006

Dental Anxiety Before Removal of a Third Molar and Association With General Trait Anxiety

  • Lucía Lago-Méndez, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate Student, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Unit, Dental School, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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  • Marcio Diniz-Freitas, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Postgraduate Student, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Unit, Dental School, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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  • Carmen Senra-Rivera, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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  • Gloria Seoane-Pesqueira, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor, Department of Methodology, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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  • José-Manuel Gándara-Rey, MD, PhD, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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  • Abel Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry; and Head of Section, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Garcia-Garcia: University of Santiago de Compostela, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Department of Stomatology, Entrerrios s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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PII: S0278-2391(06)00690-2

doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2006.05.030

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 64, Issue 9 , Pages 1404-1408 , September 2006

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