Question 275 · LDEK · Psychology and management of children in the dental office
“Systemic desensitization” is a term that describes:
- A. process of the mummification of radicular pulp in a tooth during formocresol amputation.
- B. gradual desensitization of inflamed pulp by the use of antibiotic-steroidal paste.
- C. behavioral method for reducing anxiety.
- D. gradual loss of consciousness (stage in general anesthesia).
- E. preemptive analgesia.
Hint
This term comes from behavioural psychology and describes gradual exposure to feared stimuli.
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