[Survey and analysis of dental anxiety in adult outpatients].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the prevalence of dental anxiety in outpatients and to discuss the possible correlative factors.


METHODS
A questionaire survey was conducted among a total of 1266 adult outpatients in our department from Jan. 2010 to Jun. 2012. All patients were asked to complete the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale to evaluate the level of dental anxiety and the related factors. The data was analyzed by SPSS 13.0 software package.


RESULTS
The prevalence rate of dental anxiety in outpatients was 61.37%, Dental anxiety was more likely to occur in female patients, patients of lower education level, and patients who re-visit or visit for oral surgery (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence rate of dental anxiety of adult outpatients is high. Dental anxiety is positively correlated with gender, education level, main complaints, first visit or re-visit.
Department of General Dentistry, Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China.E-mail: toby19791031@gmail.com.
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Tang
Ya-qin
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Zhu
D000328:Adult; D016854:Dental Anxiety; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010045:Outpatients; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires