Feb 10, 2009 - by fear (Anttila et al., 2006; Locker et al., 2001). The prevalence of dental fear and/or anxiety is re- ported to be between 4% and 20% in the ...
Community Dental Health (2011) 28, 149–153 Received 10 February 2009; Accepted 15 February 2010
Relationship between dental anxiety, general anxiety level and depression in patients attending a university hospital dental clinic in Turkey. G. Pekkan1, A. Kilicoglu2 and H. Hatipoglu1 DDS, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dumlupinar University, Department of Dentistry, 43270 Kutahya, Turkiye; 2MD, Assistant Professor, Dumlupinar University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, 43270 Kutahya, Turkiye 1
Objective: To evaluate the relationship between dental anxiety, general anxiety and depression levels in patients attending a university hospital dental clinic in Turkey. Basic research design: A cross sectional study. Participants: 250 first visit patients seeking dental treatment. Main outcome measures: Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used to assess the dental anxiety, general anxiety and depression level in these patients. Results: The mean MDAS, BAI, and BDI scores were 10.5, 9.4, and 10.7, respectively. The prevalence of dental anxiety was found to be 20.8% (52/250) at the cut-off point ≥ 15 and 6.8% (17/250) at the cut-off point ≥19 according to MDAS score evaluation. MDAS and BAI scores were significantly higher in women (p
