Assessment of the changes in the stress-related salivary cortisol levels to the various dental procedures in children

• Main Authors: Sharmila J Patil (Author), Preetam P Shah (Author), Jayakumar A Patil (Author), Anand Shigli (Author), Anil T Patil (Author), Sridevi B Tamagond (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Fear and pain are the factors producing stress and there is evidence that dental fear acquired in childhood may persist to influence adult behavior. Dental treatment is often considered as anxiety producing and stressful. Aim: To assess the levels of stress displayed by the healthy child...