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| Paper Title: | Prevalence of dental anxiety among patients visiting dental college hospital: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey |
| Authors Name: | H.Firdus Fareen , Dr.Dinesh Prabhu |
| Unique Id: | IJSDR2104039 |
| Published In: | Volume 6 Issue 4, April-2021 |
| Abstract: | Dental anxiety refers to patient's response towards stresses associated with dental procedures, in which the stimulus is vague, anonymous, or not present at the moment. When the anxiety become severe and it leads to an irrational fear towards the dentist. So this leads to total avoidance of the dentist to complete the dental procedure. It can also called as dental phobia. The present study aims to assess the prevalence of dental anxiety among the out patients (OP) visiting dental college hospital in the age of 18-60 years to study about the state of mind about their attitude toward the dentist during dental procedures. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the OP patients of Dental College hospital. The study consisted of 100 random participants of the age group of 18-60 years. A structured custom-made questionnaire composed of ten questions was designed to assess the anxiety levels of dental patients. The results of study shows that females (72%) were more anxious when compared to males. Extraction have been cited as distress and anxiety inciting procedures (48%). This survey has revealed that age, gender and procedure along with visit frequency has a direct effect on the patient's state of mind and anxiety. Hence, the dentist has to take the necessary accomplishment to overcome anxious during these procedures. |
| Keywords: | Dental anxiety Vague, Extraction, Anxiety inciting procedures. |
| Cite Article: | "Prevalence of dental anxiety among patients visiting dental college hospital: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey", International Journal of Science & Engineering Development Research (www.ijsdr.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.261 - 263, April-2021, Available :http://www.ijsdr.org/papers/IJSDR2104039.pdf |
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| Publication Details: | Published Paper ID: IJSDR2104039 Registration ID:193153 Published In: Volume 6 Issue 4, April-2021 DOI (Digital Object Identifier): Page No: 261 - 263 Publisher: IJSDR | www.ijsdr.org ISSN Number: 2455-2631 |
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