Impact of high-speed handpiece noise-induced dental anxiety on heart rate: analyzing experienced and non-experienced patients - a comparative study

• Main Authors: Raahim Salman Abdul Ghaffar (Author), Mahnoor Sheikh (Author), Muneeza Kidwai (Author), Anas Sanaullah (Author), Mousab Salman (Author), Anum Ilyas (Author), Naseer Ahmed (Author), Abhishek Lal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dental anxiety is very much common among the patients and could be due to different factors like the behavior of the dentist, past experiences, Needle phobia, or word of mouth from other patients. According to recent studies, a strong association between sound and anxiety has bee...