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   Dental anxiety among adult patients and its correlation with self-assessed dental status and treatment needs  
   
نویسنده Syed Shahbano ,Bilal Sobia ,Dawani Narendar ,Rizvi Kulsoom
منبع journal of the pakistan medical association - 2013 - دوره : 63 - شماره : 5 - صفحه:614 -618
چکیده    Objective: to evaluate the dental anxiety levels and to assess its correlation with self-assessed dental status and treatment needs of patients. methods: the study was conducted at the out patient department of dr. ishrat-ul-ebad khan institute of oral health sciences, karachi. using non-probability quota sampling, the study included the first 32 patients between 18 and 35 years of age, visiting the facility. over a period of one month (22 working days) 704 patients comprised the study population. they were interviewed using a structured questionnaire to self-assess their dental anxiety levels, oral health status and treatment needs. the data was analysed using spss 17.0 with descriptive frequencies and chisquare test. results: of the total participants, 650 (92.32%) patients provided consent. average dental anxiety scale score was 12.46, representing high anxiety score. there were 174 (26.8%) smokers; only 234 (36%) had visited a dentist less than a year ago; 385 (59.2%) considered their dental health to be satisfactory; 306 (47.1%) thought of their treatment needs to be 'little'; 222 (34.2%) brushed their teeth twice daily. dental anxiety was statistically significant with treatment needs and dental status. relation of tooth-brushing with last dental visit and treatment needs was also found to be significant. conclusion: a high level of dental anxiety was observed among the study population. the dental professionals should seek ways to help dentally anxious individuals.
کلیدواژه Dental anxiety scale (DAS) ,Last dental visit ,Self-assessed treatment needs ,Oral health status
آدرس Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Pakistan, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Pakistan, Dow University of Health Sciences, Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan Institute of Oral Health Sciences, Pakistan, Bahria Dental College, Community Dentistry Department, Pakistan
 
     
   
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