Assessment of a dental anxiety scale
TL;DR: The data indicate that the scale is a reliable, valid, and useful measure of dental anxiety that can be successfully used in the dental office or in research projects.
Abstract: The Corah dental anxiety scale is shown to be a reliable tool for use in dental offices or research projects for measuring anxiety of dental procedures. Old and new data were considered in an evaluation of the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale. The data indicate that the scale can be used in the dental office or in research projects and is a reliable, valid, and useful measure of anxiety of dental treatment.
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TL;DR: Dental fear generally had started in childhood and the dominating causative factor was previous traumatic dental experiences, and the dentist's professional behavior was most important.
Abstract: A group of adult patients who have severe dental fear and avoidant behavior were investigated to determine the causative factors and symptoms of this fear. Why does dental fear arise and how does it affect the individual? This Swedish study investigates a group of adult patients who are unable to tolerate conventional dental treatment.
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TL;DR: The relationship between child dental fear and clinical effects, and the importance of some etiological factors related to the development of dental fear in children, were studied in 3,204 urban Swedish children aged 4 to 6 and 9 to 11 yr.
Abstract: The relationship between child dental fear and clinical effects, and the importance of some etiological factors related to the development of dental fear in children, were studied in 3,204 urban Swedish children aged 4 to 6 and 9 to 11 yr. Information concerning child dental fear (as measured by the Dental Subscale of Children's Fear Survey Schedule), general fears, parental dental fear, parents' employment and native language was obtained through questionnaires. Data regarding dental health, behavior management problems (BMP) and modes of dental treatment were compiled from dental records. The results showed that child dental fear was associated with missing appointments and dental caries. A proportion of 27% of the children with BMP were dentally fearful, while 61% of the children with dental fear reacted with BMP. A model for stepwise regression analysis showed that general fears, maternal dental fear, and age were important etiological factors in the development of dental fear in children.
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TL;DR: Bivariate (B) and logistic regression (L) odds ratios showed that high dental anxiety was associated with gender, education and income, but not with age, butNot with age.
Abstract: Prevalence, characteristics and consequences of dental anxiety in a randomly selected sample of 645 Danish adults were explored in telephone interviews. Participation rate was 88%. Demographics, fear of specific procedures, negative dentist contacts, general fear tendency, treatment utilization and perceived oral conditions were explored by level of dental anxiety using a modified Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS). A Seattle fear survey item and a summary item from the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) were also included for fear description comparisons. Correlation between these indices (DAS-DFS: rs = 0.72; DAS-Seattle item: rs = 0.68) aided semantic validation of DAS anxiety intensity levels. Extreme dental anxiety (DAS > or = 15) was found in 4.2% of the sample and 6% reported moderate anxiety (DAS scores 14-12). Bivariate (B) and logistic regression (L) odds ratios (OR) showed that high dental anxiety was associated with gender, education and income, but not with age. Extreme dental anxiety for dentate subjects was characterized by fear of drilling (ORL = 38.7), negative dentist contacts (ORL = 9.3), general fear tendency (ORL = 3.4), avoidance of treatment (ORL = 16.8) and increased oral symptoms (ORB = 4.4). Moderate dental anxiety was also related to drilling (ORL = 22.3), but with less avoidance due to anxiety (ORL = 6.8) compared with low fear subjects.
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TL;DR: BIS technology is moving out of the operating room and into diverse environments where conscious and deep sedation are provided, and anesthesiologists need to be actively involved in promoting patient safety and helping transition this technology into broader use.
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TL;DR: Reactions of black, white and Puerto Rican patients were studied in an outpatient dental emergency clinic and Puerto Ricans had the highest level of Trait Anxiety, whites the lowest, with blacks in the middle.
Abstract: Reactions of black, white and Puerto Rican patients were studied in an outpatient dental emergency clinic. Measures used included the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, palmar sweat prints, an interview to obtain patient characteristics and attitudes toward pain, Dental Anxiety Scale and a posttreatment dentist rating. No differences between ethnic and racial groups were obtained in amount of pain, number or type of symptoms patients had. Significant Trait Anxiety differences were obtained. Puerto Ricans had the highest level of Trait Anxiety, whites the lowest, with blacks in the middle. The Dental Anxiety Scale also yielded differences with Puerto Ricans scoring highest, blacks lowest and whites in between. Attitude differences reflected a relative willingness to deny, get rid of or avoid dealing with the pain. The Puerto Ricans scored highest, whites lowest, with blacks in between. No physiological differences were obtained with palmar sweat prints.
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