odontophobic
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]odontophobic (comparative more odontophobic, superlative most odontophobic)
- Having an irrational fear of dentistry.
- 1990 January, R Moore, H Birn, “[Phenomenon of dental fear]”, in Tandlaegebladet, →PMID:
- Odontophobia is a rather unique phobia with special psychosomatic components that impact on the dental health of odontophobic persons.
- 2004 April 19, Rod Moore, Inger Brødsgaard & Nicole Rosenberg, “The contribution of embarrassment to phobic dental anxiety: a qualitative research study”, in BMC Psychiatry, volume 4, number 10, :
- Clearly, some odontophobic patients have a perception of the dental environment as threatening beyond just the threat of physically painful treatment.
Noun
[edit]odontophobic (plural odontophobics)
- One who fears dentistry.
- 2019 October 8, Rosa De Stefano, “Psychological Factors in Dental Patient Care: Odontophobia”, in Medicina, :
- Odontophobics are normally inclined to continually postpone treatment, clinging to pharmacological therapies (antibiotics and/or painkillers) which, postponing the solution of the problem, produce a serious worsening of the initial picture with a progressive loss of mastication and a consequent aesthetic compromise [2].