TY - JOUR AU - Armfield, Jason M. AU - Stewart, Judy F. AU - Spencer, A. John PY - 2007 DA - 2007/01/14 TI - The vicious cycle of dental fear: exploring the interplay between oral health, service utilization and dental fear JO - BMC Oral Health SP - 1 VL - 7 IS - 1 AB - Based on the hypothesis that a vicious cycle of dental fear exists, whereby the consequences of fear tend to maintain that fear, the relationship between dental fear, self-reported oral health status and the use of dental services was explored. SN - 1472-6831 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-7-1 DO - 10.1186/1472-6831-7-1 ID - Armfield2007 ER -