Document Details
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Prevalence of Dental Anxiety among Patients Attending Outpatient Clinics at King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah: A Cross-Sectional Study مدى انتشار القلق المتعلق بالاسنان بين المرضى مراجعي العيادات الخارجيه في مستشفى الملك فهد للقوات المسلحه بجده: دراسة مستعرضه |
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Faculty of medicine |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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Anxiety and fear towards dental treatment are common problems frequently experienced by patients worldwide. It is a major barrier for dental care utilization. Hence, identifying anxious individuals and their appropriate management becomes crucial in clinical practice, so the present study was undertaken. Objectives: The study aimed to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety and the factors influencing dental anxiety among the patients attending the outpatient clinics of King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital. Methods: 360 patients, 18+ years were selected for the study. The assessment tools consisted of a consent section, socio-demographic, dental health, and dietary habits, and a questionnaire containing the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale which was used to assess the level of dental anxiety. Results: Among the study participants; 67.50% were below 35 years of age, 53.61% were men, 53.06% were married, 48.89% were highly educated, 52.79% earned monthly less than 5,000 SR, 51.81% have jobs, and 74.17% with co-morbidity. Based on the MDAS score, 43.61% of the participants were identified to have mild to moderate dental anxiety, and only 10.00% were suffering from extreme dental anxiety “phobia”. Mean MDAS total score was (11.98 ± 4.82). Female, housewife, married, with low monthly income, participants subjects were more anxious (P < 0.05). Subjects who were anxious did not have regular dental checkup, and sought dental care for pain only (P < 0.05). Participants who had negative dental experience, had bad mouth odor and brushed their teeth for less than five minutes each time were more anxious (P < 0.05). Notably, 60.61% reported anxiety had more than two filled or extracted teeth. Multiple Logistic regression model confirmed that high dental anxiety was more common among participants who did not regularly checkup their dental health status and had bad mouth odor independent of sex, last dental visit, number of filled teeth, and duration of teeth-brushing. Conclusion: Significant percentage of population was suffering from dental anxiety in this study population. Female, younger respondents, less educated, unemployed and lower income group were more anxious. Extraction and filling of tooth and hence receiving local anesthetic injection provoked more anxiety. The study also showed that postponement of dental visit and past negative dental experience were associated with higher anxiety scores. |
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Dr. Iman Kamal Ramadan |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1438 AH
2017 AD |
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Co-Supervisor |
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Prof. Bahaa Aba-Alkhail |
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Added Date |
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Tuesday, May 30, 2017 |
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Researchers
| وائل فؤاد سندي | Sindi, Wael Fouad | Researcher | Master | |
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