Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of dental anxiety among a group of adult patients attending a dental institution in Vadodara city, Gujarat, India

Malvania, Ekta A; Ajithkrishnan, CG

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“…Locker and Liddell suggested that the age dependent decline in dental anxiety might be due to the general decline in anxiety with aging and greater exposure to other diseases and their treatment (27). Females in this study were more dentally anxious than males, similar to the findings of Acharya (22), Ekta A Malvania (32), and Vela D Desai (33) in the Indian population. Females are more likely to acknowledge their anxiety and are more prone to anxiety disorders (19).…”

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Reliability and validity of the Tamil version of Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

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The aim of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Tamil version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS). One hundred and forty-six patients attending the Outpatient Department of SRM Dental College, Chennai, India consented to participate in the study. The assessment tools consisted of a history form, Tamil version of the MDAS questionnaire and a form for Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). The Tamil version of MDAS had a good internal consistency of 0.839. The mean total score decreased with age. Females were more anxious than males (10.16 and 9.43, respectively). Uneducated, unemployed and low income subjects were more anxious than their counterparts who were educated, employed and from a higher income group. Persons who perceived their oral health as poor were more anxious. Independent t-test showed a highly significant difference in the mean total score of the respondents who had postponed their dental visit due to anxiety (t-test 6.494, P < 0.001). VAS and MDAS scores showed a highly significant correlation (r = 0.827, P < 0.001).This supported the convergent validity of MDAS. The Tamil version of MDAS showed acceptable psychometric properties. (J Oral Sci 54, 313-320, 2012)

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“…The prevalence of exacerbated dental anxiety is consistent with what was observed in England (McGrath & Bedi, 2004), India (Malvania &Ajithkrishnan, 2011) andBrazil (Maniglia-Ferreira et al, 2004;Rosa & Ferreira, 1997).…”

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“…Often, in the literature, studies relate dental anxiety to gender (Garip, Abalı, Göker, Göktürk, & Garip, 2004;Hu et al, 2007;Kanegane, Penha, Borsatti, & Rocha, 2003;Malvania & Ajithkrishnan, 2011;Muglali & Komerik, 2008;Quteish Taani, 2002;Rosa & Ferreira, 1997;Schuller, Willumsen, & Holst, 2003;Settineri, Tati, & Fanara, 2005;Singh, de Moraes, & Ambrosano, 2000;Udoye et al, 2005), age (Malvania & Ajithkrishnan, 2011;Thomson, Stewart, Carter, & Spencer, 1996;Yuan et al, 2008) and educational levels (Chaves et al, 2006;Malvania & Ajithkrishnan, 2011;Maniglia-Ferreira et al, 2004;Rosa & Ferreira, 1997), however, in this study's sample these characteristics were not good predictors of dental anxiety (Figure 1). Thus, other variables should be considered in the model and, for that, exploratory studies should be initially performed, in order to identify the specific social and/or behavioural characteristics that may be related to the theoretical construct of anxiety.…”

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“…It is important to consider and understand dental anxiety, as it frequently leads to missing, postponing or even cancelling dentist appointments (Malvania & Ajithkrishnan, 2011;Ng et al, 2004;Vassend, 1993), and to the possible compromise of the individuals' oral health. It has been suggested that the assessment of the patients' dental anxiety is a valuable strategy in preventive programs aimed at a better patient integration and involvement in the process of oral health maintenance (Chaves et al, 2006).…”

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Dental Anxiety: Prevalence and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a Scale

Campos¹,

Presoto²,

Martins³

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Aim: To estimate the reliability and validity of the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and identify the prevalence and the effect of the socio-demographic characteristics of dental anxiety, in a sample of 212 adults. Methods: The psychometric sensitivity of the scale was assessed. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed, and the convergent validity and internal consistency were determined. The prevalence of anxiety was estimated, and the effect of socio-demographic variables on anxiety was assessed using structural equation modelling. Results: The participants' mean age was 33.5 (SD = 15.6) years, and 62.3% were female. There was an adequate factorial adjustment of the scale in this sample. The convergent validity and internal consistency were adequate in the one-factor model. Regarding two-factor model, there was a high correlation (r) among the factors, which jeopardized the discriminant validity. A total of 47.6% of the participants (IC 95% = 40.9 -54.4) presented low levels of anxiety, 32.5% (IC 95% = 26.2 -38.9) moderate levels, and 12.3% (IC 95% = 7.8 -16.7) exacerbated levels. There was a non-significant effect of gender, age and education on the anxiety levels of this sample. Conclusion: We concluded that the one-factor model presented better psychometric qualities, that anxiety was highly prevalent and there was no significant effect of the demographic variables on anxiety, in this sample.

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“…The sociodemographic factors have previously been established as risk factors for dental caries. 18 Like in another Indian study, 19 only 45% of the participants had ever visited a dentist. The participants who had visited the dentist before were asked about the frequency of their dental visit.…”

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Factors influencing Oral Health and Utilization of Oral Health Care in an Indian Fishing Community, Mangaluru City, India

Pai¹,

Rao²,

Bhatt³

et al. 2017

World Journal of Dentistry

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Aim: The aim of this study was to assess factors infl uencing the oral health and utilization patterns of oral health services by fi shermen community in Mangaluru city, Karnataka, India. Materials and methods:A house-to-house survey was conducted among 840 individuals in fi shermen population. Oral health status was evaluated by employing the World Health Organization basic oral health survey form. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess patterns of utilization of dental services and their sociodemographic details.

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Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of dental anxiety among a group of adult patients attending a dental institution in Vadodara city, Gujarat, India

Abstract: The study shows that dental anxiety was high among study subjects. It is recommended that this issue should be given due importance and addressed in a practical and meaningful manner.

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Reliability and validity of the Tamil version of Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

Reliability and validity of the Tamil version of Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

Dental Anxiety: Prevalence and Evaluation of Psychometric Properties of a Scale

Factors influencing Oral Health and Utilization of Oral Health Care in an Indian Fishing Community, Mangaluru City, India

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