Abstract
The study aims at identifying and highlighting dental anxiety in a group of young adults, analyzing patients� concerns about the main dental treatment procedures, and establishing statistical relationships between anxiety and gender, the background, level of education, socio-economic status and knowledge of habits of care and hygiene of oral cavity characteristic of the studied group. The study group consists of 150 female (50%) and male (50%) patients , aged between 20 and 40 years. The inclusion criteria in the batch were those related to the age range of 20 to 40 years.Two respondents (Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, Revised (DAS-R)) were given two questionnaires ( Corah�s Dental Anxiety Scale, DAS-R), and the second questionnaire contained 7 questions about the habits dental care). Most patients� concerns about the main procedures of dental treatment / other concerns are: dental extraction, material expenses, possibility of treatments and shame she felt oppressed health of the oral cavity. Regardless of the level of dental anxiety, the oral cavity hygiene habits are not properly performed by patients, with an increased tendency for them to be disregarded by patients with severe dental anxiety.
Highlights
Experimental part Material and methodThe study group consists of 1 5 0 male and 50% female patients aged between 20 and 40 years who
The study aims at identifying and highlighting dental anxiety in a group of young adults, analyzing patients’ concerns about the main dental treatment procedures, and establishing statistical relationships between anxiety and gender, the background, level of education, socio-economic status and knowledge of habits of care and hygiene of oral cavity characteristic of the studied group
Percentage distribution of the batch studied by age classes is the following: patients aged between 20 and 25 were 8%; those aged between 25 and 30 years accounted for 24%; the age range of 30 to 35 years represented 28% of all patients studied, and the age range of 35 to 40 years was 40%. 70% of study participants come from urban areas, and 30% of patients come from rural areas
Summary
The study group consists of 1 5 0 male and 50% female patients aged between 20 and 40 years who. The first step in the present study was data collection by administering two questionnaires: the first questionnaire was Corah’s Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS-R), revised (DASR) and the second questionnaire contained 7 questions related to dental care habits. In order to evaluate the level of concern specific to the group studied with regard to the main procedures characteristic of a dental therapist, a list of dental procedures was administered in which the persons questioned ranked the concern after a proposed scale. This list of the level of concern regarding the main dental procedures was attached to the first questionnaire.
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