Dental anxiety: score, prevalence and behavior
| Autor: | Cláudio Maniglia Ferreira, Eduardo Diogo Gurgel Filho, Guilherme Bönecker Valverde, Elbio Holanda Moura, Gustavo de Deus, Tauby Coutinho Filho |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 51-55 (2004) |
| ISSN: | 1806-1230 1806-1222 |
| Popis: | Literature reveals very devoid regarding dental anxiety in the brazilian population. The purposal of this study was to evaluate the dental anxiety expressed among pacients undergoing dental treatment at the University of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, considering social parameter, past dental experience, time of last visit to dentist, and tooth related simptoms. A total of 300 individuals (150 male and 150 female) selected at random responded to a questionary containing the dental anxiety scale (DAS) and to questions about their socio-economic level and their behavior with respect to dental treatment. The mean DAS score for the sample was 11,65±0,15 (11,8±0,21 for women and 11,5±0,21 for men). Individuals with scores of 15 or more were considered anxious, and their prevalence in the sample was 18%. Comparision of normal and anxious individuals showed that there was no difference in their distribution in relation to educational level or monthly family income, but that anxious individuals avoid dental treatment more frequently either by failing to appear for their visits or looking for a dentist after longer periods of time |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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