Increased Self-Reported Dental Anxiety following Completion of a Dental History Questionnaire

1997 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine F. Wilson ◽  
Stephen A. Sinisko
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Emotional Arousal ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
And Control ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Since traumatic dental experiences have been identified as a leading cause of dental anxiety, dental anxiety should be increased when subjects are asked to recall these experiences and describe them in writing. 74 undergraduates completed dental history questionnaires, viewed slides of dental procedures, or received no manipulation prior to completing the Dental Anxiety Scale and the Dental Fear Survey. The Questionnaire group reported significantly higher dental anxiety and fear than did the Slide and Control groups. Recalling personal experiences elicits greater emotional arousal than does viewing procedures or merely completing surveys.

scholarly journals Dental Anxiety and Fear Levels among Outpatients in a Private Dental College in Chennai

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vane Swetah C.S. ◽  
Dr. R. Pradeep Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Local Anesthetic Injection ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

TOPIC: Dental anxiety and fear levels among outpatients in a private dental college in Chennai. AIM : The aim is to evaluate dental anxiety and fear levels among patients visiting a private dental-college. MATERIALS REQUIRED: The five points modified Corah‟s Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Dental Fear Scale (DFS) were used. Descriptive analysis was done as well as Fisher‟s Exact Test and the Independent-t test to compare the anxiety and fear scores between groups. RESULTS: Two hundred completed questionnaires were included in the study. Results showed that participants were anxious mostly about tooth drilling and local anesthetic injection. The overall response to Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) showed that 53.5% were anxious which is statistically significant. The response to Dental Fear Scale (DFS) showed that moderate fear levels were 75%. The mean MDAS and DFS scores for males were comparatively higher than females. The age group 22-39 showed highest anxiety and fear levels.

scholarly journals Dental Fear: One Single Clinical Question for Measurement

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Jaakkola ◽  
P. Rautava ◽  
P. Alanen ◽  
M Aromaa ◽  
K Pienihäkkinen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Clinical Question ◽  
Measurement Instruments

A new dental fear measurement instrument, the Short Dental Fear Question (SDFQ), was developed and tested for clinical practice purposes. The correlations of the SDFQ with the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) were tested in 15-16-year-old adolescents. The Spearman correlations (rs) between the dental fear measurement instruments were: SDFQ – DFS: rs = 0.79, n = 26; DFS – DAS: rs = 0.72, n = 26; SDFQ– DAS: rs = 0.69, n = 27. DAS and DFS mean scores were clearly higher in the SDFQ fear group than SDFQ in the relaxed group. The SDFQ is a short and compact instrument which might be convenient for the measurement of dental fear in clinical practice.

Preliminary Validation and Reliability of the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale

1998 ◽  
Vol 83 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1179-1186 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. M. Humphris ◽  
H-M. Wong ◽  
G. T. R. Lee
Keyword(s):  
General Anaesthesia ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Initial Study ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Preliminary Validation ◽  
Fear Survey Schedule ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

An 8-question Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale was developed to assess children's concerns about specific dental procedures. These dental situations include examination, scale and polish, injection, filling, extraction, and relative and general anaesthesia. A question about how the child felt generally when visiting the dentist was also included. Children ( n = 314) from two schools in Liverpool, ages 8 to 15 years, completed a questionnaire including the modified scale, Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale, the Dental Fear Survey Schedule for Children, and background questions (age, sex and previous dental experience). The internal consistency was favourable (α = .84) and test-retest reliability acceptable. This initial study suggests that the scale may be useful in trials to assess the benefits of interventions to assist children receive dental treatment.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of Greek versions of the Modified Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and the Dental Fear Survey (DFS)

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Trilby Coolidge ◽  
Konstantinos Nikolaos Arapostathis ◽  
Dimitris Emmanouil ◽  
Nikolaos Dabarakis ◽  
Antonis Patrikiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Anxiety Scale

scholarly journals Translation and Validation of Italian Version of Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C+): A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 149
Author(s):  
Stefano Salgarello ◽  
Maria Luisa Garo ◽  
Corrado Paganelli ◽  
Antonio Vita ◽  
Matteo Salvadori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Population ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Dental anxiety (DA) is defined as unreasonable apprehension toward dental procedures. About 4–20% of the worldwide adult population presents DA, with peaks of 30% in the younger population. Managing patients with dental anxiety and fear with a reliable and valid instrument is necessary to understand the multidimensional dimensions of dental fear. This work aimed to validate the Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C+) into Italian. Two hundred and eighty dental students attending an Italian university were enrolled. The IDAF-4C+ was translated by experts and a native English translator, blinded to the original version. The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to assess the validity of IDAF-4C+. Spearman correlation coefficients and Exploratory Factorial Analysis (EFA) were used. Reliability was evaluated by Cronbach’s alpha. The reliability of the Italian version of IDAF-4C+ was good (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88). Correlation between IDAF-4C+ and MDAS ranged between 0.42 to 0.68. From EFA, one factor explained 58.76% of the common variance. Women showed a higher level of dental fear. The Italian IDAF-4C+ is a valid and reliable tool to assess DA in any clinical context. This instrument allows for a proper understanding and management of DA, and therefore a better patient oral health-related quality of life and compliance with the dentist’s instructions.

scholarly journals How Can We Reduce Dental Fear in Children? The Importance of the First Dental Visit

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1167
Author(s):  
María Carrillo-Díaz ◽  
Blanca Carmen Migueláñez-Medrán ◽  
Carolina Nieto-Moraleda ◽  
Martín Romero-Maroto ◽  
María José González-Olmo
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Dental Visit ◽  
Dental Visits ◽  
Paediatric Dentist ◽  
Systemic Health ◽  
Transversal Study ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Dental fear is a common problem amongst children. It can affect children’s psychological well-being, quality of life, and oral and systemic health. The aim of this study was to identify whether the patients’ age at which visits to the paediatric dentist begin as well as the periodicity of these visits are factors that can prevent dental fear. This observational transversal study was conducted on 575 school children (average age 6.85 ± 0.78) and their mother/father/guardian. Parents completed a survey on the characteristics of dental visits and the child completed the index of dental anxiety and fear (IDAF-4C) to assess dental fear. The correlation between dental fear and age at first visit (r = −0.36 p < 0.01) and dental fear and frequency of visit (r = −0.65 p < 0.01) were statistically significant. The regression analysis performed showed that both variables predicted 44.4% of the dental fear in the child. In conclusion, the age of initiation to the paediatric dentist (before 2 years) and the periodic revisions (every 6 months or every year) could protect the child from dental fear.

scholarly journals An Experimental Study of the Effects of Psychological Interventions on Adult Patients with Dental Anxiety

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 24
Author(s):  
Shou Wan Gan ◽  
Coumaravelou Saravanan ◽  
Ammar Musawi ◽  
Choon Yoong Wong
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Relaxation Therapy ◽  
Assessment Scores ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
And Control ◽  
Post Assessment ◽  
Experimental Group

Dental anxiety is a common problem and is considered an obstacle to providing quality dental care to patients. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of dental anxiety among patients under going restorative procedures in a university dental clinic, to determine the effect of a combination of psychological interventions (psychoeducation, relaxation therapy, and modeling technique) in reducing dental anxiety within and between experimental and control groups, and to identify differences in concern or anxiety towards dental procedures between pre-assessment, post-assessment, and follow-up assessment of experimental and control groups. Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale, Revised (DAS-R) measured dental anxiety prevalence, and the Dental Concerns Assessment (DCA) identified factors causing dental anxiety. Patients experiencing dental anxiety were randomly assigned into an experimental or control group. Experimental group patients (n=15) received a 45-minute session of a combination of psychological interventions to reduce dental anxiety, whereas control group patients (n=15) received dental treatment as usual from general dental practitioners. A t-test and One-way analysis of variance were used for analyses. Results show that out of 65 patients, 41 had dental anxiety (prevalence 63.1%). Experimental group patients showed significant reduction in the post-assessment and follow-up DAS-R scores (F=18.85, P=<0.01) compared with pre-assessment scores. Significant reductions in post-assessment DCA scores were found for extraction, injection, and sound or vibration of the drill for the experimental group compared with pre-assessment scores (P<0.03). Over all, the combination of psychoeducation, relaxation therapy and modeling technique was effective at reducing dental concern and anxiety of dental procedures.

Prevalence of dental anxiety in relation to sociodemographic factors using two psychometric scales in Baghdad

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 38
Author(s):  
Dr. Nooruldeen A. Saeed ◽  
Dr. Hashim M. Hussein ◽  
Dr. Athraa A. Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Anxiety Score ◽  
P Value ◽  
Survey Form ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: In spite of advances in dentistry, anxiety about dental treatment and thefear of pain remains public health problem and is a significant impediment todental treatment. The purpose of this study was to assess the levels of dentalanxiety in patients who referred to Al-Mustansiriyah dental clinics and Al-ShiekhOmar specialized dental center in Baghdad and their relation to their gender, age,educational level.Materials and methods: The study was done on (800) patients, aged (20-59) years inBaghdad. The survey form was prepared and translated from English to Arabiclanguages by certified translator and were filled by patients themselves withoutany help from dentists. Patients with mental retarded, those who not havingcompleted the survey form and those below 20 years and above 59 years wereexcluded. The survey was divided into 3 parts (socio-demographic information,Modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS) and Dental fear survey (DFS).Results: The present study showed that females had higher anxiety (13.57, 47.38)than males (8.98, 37.75) for Modified dental anxiety scale and Dental fear surveyrespectively. The anxiety decreased with advance of age (12.31, 11.41, 10.89,10.45 for Modified dental anxiety scale and 43.10, 41.22, 38.69, 37.93 for Dentalfear survey) in groups (1,2,3,4) respectively. The anxiety decreased with advanceof teaching, so the uneducated patients had higher mean of anxiety (14.45, 48.59)while the postgraduate patients had lower anxiety (9.10, 36.30) for Modifieddental anxiety scale and Dental fear survey respectively than others. There washigh significant difference between males and females at P-value (≤ 0.01) for bothModified dental anxiety scale and Dental fear survey scales.Analysis of variance (ANOVA) test showed high significant difference among agegroups and among education level groups at P-value (≤ 0.01) for both Modifieddental anxiety scale and Dental fear survey scales. The higher percentage ofanxiety scales was appeared in minimal anxiety score in males (56%, 48%) inModified dental anxiety scale and Dental fear survey respectively, while lessorpercentage was appeared in very high anxiety score in males (5.1%, 5.5%) inModified dental anxiety scale and Dental fear survey respectively. Pearson'scorrelation coefficient (R) showed that there was a positive relationship betweengender and anxiety scales, with statistically high significant at P-value (≤ 0.01).While, there was inverse relationship between age and anxiety scales, and between education and anxiety scales with statistically high significant at P-value (≤ 0.01)for both relations.Conclusion: The females had higher rate of anxiety than males. The anxietydecreased with advance of age and education level of patients. There was a strong(positive) relationship between gender and anxiety. While, there was inverse(negative) relationship between anxiety with age and education.

Dental Anxiety and Fear among a University Population in a Sample from Yemen

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed A. Madfa ◽  
Saad M. Al-Zubaidi ◽  
Ahmed H. Shibam ◽  
Waled A. Al-ansi ◽  
Lamis A. AL-Beshari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dental Students ◽  
Dental Fear ◽  
Contextual Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Humanities And Social Sciences ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

Abstract Background: Many patients and clinicians consider dental fear to be a major challenge. Knowledge about dental students’ own experiences with dental anxiety is very important. The present study, therefore, aimed to examine the levels of dental anxiety and fear among students in relation to their field of study and gender. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 720 (360 women and 360 men) recruited from the College of Dentistry and the College of the Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Science and Technology in Sana'a, Yemen. Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and Dental Fear Survey (DFS) were used to measure anxiety and fear among the study population. Spearman's correlation was applied to analyse the relationships among the anxiety measurements and the relationship between the DAS and DFS tests. Chi-square tests and linear regression analyses were applied to analyse the associations between dental anxiety or fear and contextual variables. Results: Out of the 720 students enrolled, 713 students (354 men and 359 women) completed and returned the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 99.03%. The associations among dental anxiety measurements and the DAS and DFS was statistically significant ( p < 0.01). Students from the dental colleges had less anxiety and fear than did those from the humanities and social sciences college ( p < 0.05). Men were less anxious and fearful than women ( p < 0.05). Dental anxiety and fear were more associated with women than were other contextual variables [for fear (OR = 1.14, p = 0.001); for anxiety (OR = 1.90, p = 0.001)]. Conclusions: Dental anxiety was found to be related to dental fear. Women were more anxious and fearful than men. Dental students were less anxious and fearful than those from the humanities and social sciences college. A lack of suitable dental health education may result in higher levels of anxiety and fear among students from non-dental colleges in Yemen.

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