Validation of Arabic version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey Scale (DFS) and combined self-modified version of this two scales as Dental Fear Anxiety Scale (DFAS) among 12 to 15 year Saudi school students in Riyadh city

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.

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

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1997.81.1.59 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 81 (1) ◽

pp. 59-62 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

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.

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

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/1472-6831-8-29 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Trilby Coolidge ◽

Konstantinos Nikolaos Arapostathis ◽

Dimitris Emmanouil ◽

Nikolaos Dabarakis ◽

Antonis Patrikiou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Dental Fear ◽

Anxiety Scale

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

Mustansiria Dental Journal ◽

10.32828/mdj.v14i1.753 ◽

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.

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

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0204.028 ◽

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.

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Psychometric evaluation of the Lebanese Arabic version of the Dental Fear Survey: a cross-sectional study

BMC Oral Health ◽

10.1186/s12903-021-02015-y ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Hiba Kassem El Hajj ◽

Youssef Fares ◽

Linda Abou-Abbas

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental Fear ◽

Arabic Version ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dental Patients ◽

Lebanese Arabic

Abstract Background Dental fear is a prevalent problem that can lead to poor dental health. The Kleinknecht’s Dental Fear Survey (DFS) is one of the used scales to assess dental fear. The present study aims to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Lebanese Arabic version of the DFS (DFS-A) and to determine the optimal cut-off to identify dental fear as well as the correlates of dental fear in a group of Lebanese adults dental patients. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among a group of 442 dental patients (18–65 years) recruited at 29 dental clinics from March to June 2019. Patients completed a questionnaire including questions about demographic characteristics, previous bad dental experience, trauma’s experience period, the sensation of nausea during dental treatment, the DFS-A scale, the Lebanese Arabic version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS-A), and a general question about dental fear. Results DFS-A revealed evidence of adequate psychometric properties. DFS-A scale demonstrated high internal consistency (cronbach’s alpha = 0.93). Test–retest reliability assessment demonstrated strong reproducibility of the DFS-A scale score (ICC = 0.92 with 95% CI (0.83–0.96), p value < 0.0001 (N = 30). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure of the DFS-A reflecting fear associated with specific dental stimuli and procedures, patterns of dental avoidance and anticipatory anxiety, and physiologic arousal during dental treatment. A significant correlation was found between DFS-A and the MDAS-A indicating a good convergent validity. The optimal cut-off point to identify patients with and without dental fear is 41. Considering this cut-off score, the prevalence of dental fear in our sample was reported at 33.8%. Multivariable analysis showed that having previous scary and painful dental experiences, a sensation of nausea during treatment, and having dental anxiety were identified as predictors of dental fear. Conclusion The adapted Arabic version of the DFS (DFS-A) is a valid tool to evaluate dental fear among Lebanese adult patients.

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The Dental Anxiety Scale and Effects of Dental Fear on Salivary Cortisol

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.100.1.109-117 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 100 (1) ◽

pp. 109-117 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Tillmann H. C. Krueger ◽

Heinz-Werner Heller ◽

Berthold P. Hauffa ◽

Philip Haake ◽

Mike S. Exton ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Visual Analogue Scale ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Analogue Scale ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Treatment Session ◽

Dental Fear ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Subjective Measures ◽

Educational Session ◽

State Scale

Only a few studies have investigated use of the Dental Anxiety Scale in dental fear-induced neuroendocrine changes. The present study examined 19 female patients, each at two timepoints across an educational and a treatment session within a periodontitis therapy. Subjective measures included a visual analogue scale, the STAI State scale, and the Dental Anxiety Scale. Salivary cortisol was measured in parallel across all four timepoints. Although patients were significantly more aroused and anxious prior to the treatment session, salivary cortisol remained unchanged. However, patients with high Dental Anxiety were significantly more aroused and anxious and showed significantly higher salivary cortisol during the educational session than those with low scores on Dental Anxiety. In conclusion, the Dental Anxiety Scale differentiated mean neuroendocrine change between patients scoring low and high for Dental Anxiety and its use as an accurate tool to identify patients with high dental anxiety should be further studied predictively.

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ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL ANXIETY USING MDAS (MODIFIED DENTAL ANXIETY SCALE) AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS IN MUMBAI CITY - A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

Journal of Indian Dental Association ◽

10.33882/jida.13.25061 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rushda Kazi ◽

Waseem Khan ◽

Amit Kumar ◽

Bhumika badiyani

Keyword(s):

Undergraduate Students ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Dental Students ◽

Dental Fear ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Population ◽

Major Factors

Abstract Dental anxiety and dental fear are major factors causing much trouble for the people attending to their own personal health. Statistics show that young individuals experience higher dental anxiety than others. This can be accounted for by the diverse, intense effects of a number of psychological factors in this age range that can cause dental fear and dental anxiety. Aim: To assess the prevalence and level of dental anxiety among dental undergraduate students and interns in Mumbai. Materials and Methods: The self-reported assessment scale developed by N. Corah, the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) which was later modified with the inclusion of a question over anaesthetic injection was used in the study; it was applied in the form of a questionnaire containing data on name, college, year of study and was used to measure the dental anxiety among the study population. Results and Discussion: Three hundred and eight subjects were recruited into the study. Anxiety-free students were the most numerous group in the sample (184, 59.74%), which were followed by students showing moderate anxiety. Twelve (3.89%) students experienced severe anxiety.. About 14.2% of the study population has scored 15 or more in the MDAS questionnaire. The students were anxious mostly while waiting for their turn at the dental office and anaesthetic injections. Conclusion: Dental anxiety is a common difficulty encountered among dental students who represent future healthcare professionals. Also, a high level of dental anxiety leads to turning away from dental treatment. Key Words: Dental anxiety, Dental students, Dental Anxiety Scales

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Evaluation of the Degree of Dental Anxiety in a Lot of Patients Altered in Young Adults

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.19.2.6986 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (2) ◽

pp. 689-692

Author(s):

Gheorghe Raftu ◽

Elena-Claudia Sin ◽

Aureliana Caraiane ◽

Steliana Gabriela Bustiuc ◽

Raluca Briceag

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Oral Cavity ◽

Dental Treatment ◽

Economic Status ◽

Dental Anxiety ◽

Background Level ◽

Anxiety Scale ◽

Statistical Relationships ◽

And Gender ◽

Age Range

The study aims at identifying and highlighting dental anxiety in a group of young adults, analyzing patients� concerns about the main dental treatment procedures, and establishing statistical relationships between anxiety and gender, the background, level of education, socio-economic status and knowledge of habits of care and hygiene of oral cavity characteristic of the studied group. The study group consists of 150 female (50%) and male (50%) patients , aged between 20 and 40 years. The inclusion criteria in the batch were those related to the age range of 20 to 40 years.Two respondents (Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, Revised (DAS-R)) were given two questionnaires ( Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, DAS-R), and the second questionnaire contained 7 questions about the habits dental care). Most patients� concerns about the main procedures of dental treatment / other concerns are: dental extraction, material expenses, possibility of treatments and shame she felt oppressed health of the oral cavity. Regardless of the level of dental anxiety, the oral cavity hygiene habits are not properly performed by patients, with an increased tendency for them to be disregarded by patients with severe dental anxiety.

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