Personality traits and dental anxiety in self-reported bruxism. A cross-sectional study

Abstract Although the connection between smoking and individual differences has been recently recognized, the relationship between narcissistic personality traits and cigarette smoking has received less attention. The notion that personality traits can be associated with addictive behavior is influential in clinical practice. However, questions remain about specific interactions between smoking and personality characteristics that need empirical support to substantiate this hypothesis. This study thus identifies narcissistic and impulsive personality traits as precursors of smoking in a sample of tattooed individuals. In a cross-sectional study (N = 120), personality traits were assessed in young women (aged 18-35 years) using the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI) and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale (BIS-11). The current study, using the regression analysis, has clearly demonstrated that young women who smoke have different personality characteristics as compared with women who do not smoke.

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Correlation between dental anxiety, sense of coherence (SOC) and dental caries in school children from Bangalore North: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry ◽

10.4103/0970-4388.148962 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 15 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Deepak Viswanath ◽

AnumulaVamsi Krishna

Keyword(s):

Dental Caries ◽

School Children ◽

Sense Of Coherence ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Assessment Of Anxiety In Patients Attending Baqai Dental Teaching Hospital Karachi-A Cross Sectional Study

Journal of Bahria University Medical and Dental College ◽

10.51985/jbumdc2018097 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 09 (01) ◽

pp. 34-37

Author(s):

Aisha Wali ◽

Syed Abrar Ali ◽

Talha M Siddiqui ◽

Mahnoor Farzand ◽

Laraib Malik

Keyword(s):

Teaching Hospital ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Teaching Hospitals ◽

Sample Population ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Female Patients ◽

Oral Diagnosis

Objective: The objective of the present study was to assess the anxiety levels in patients visiting Dental teaching Hospital by using Corah Dental anxiety scale. (DAS) Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted on patients attending Out Patient Department of Oral Diagnosis Baqai Dental College between June 2017 - Jan 2018. A simple random sampling technique was used for the study purpose. The sample population included patients attending OPD of Oral Diagnosis Department for routine dental checkups, scaling, filling, root canal treatment and extraction. Descriptive statistics were obtained and the mean standard deviation was calculated. Chi-square test was done to compare association of dental anxiety among male and female patients visiting Baqai Dental College. Data was analyzed using SPSS software (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, Version22). Results: Based on severity of dental anxiety, 46.4% , 34.8% and 15.2% males were found to be moderately, highly and extremely anxious respectively whereas 53.6% , 65.2% and 84.8% females were found to be moderately , highly and extremely anxious. Conclusion: The present study concluded that female patients were found to be more anxious than males. Therefore dental surgeons should take adequate measures to manage level of dental anxiety amongst patients visiting dental teaching hospitals of Karachi

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