title: Dental fear and its possible relationship with periodontal status in Chinese adults: a preliminary study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to describe the characteristics of dental fear of Chinese adult patients with periodontal disease and provide information for clinical assessment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1203 dental patients completed questionnaires that included Corach's Dental Anxiety Scales (DAS), Dental Fear Survey (DFS) and the short-form Dental Anxiety Inventory (S-DAI). Among all the patients, 366 cases were self-reported periodontal disease. The general characteristics were described, such as socio-demographics, dental attendances and oral health behaviors. The statistical analysis was performed by t-test, Mann-Whitney U test and linear regression respectively to evaluate correlations between dental fear and general characteristics according to the three scales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of dental fear was 74% among 1203 patients, 23.4% of total with high dental fear, while 27.3% in the patients with periodontal disease. The average score of DAS and DFS for patients with periodontal disease was significantly higher than those without periodontal disease. The regression analysis indicated that gender, age, periodontal status, dental attendances and oral health behaviors were correlated with dental fear. Among 366 patients with periodontal disease, gender, dental attendances and oral health behaviors had correlation with dental fear. The analysis of DFS scale exhibited that 'drilling with handpiece' and 'injecting the anesthetic' were the most important factors to contribute to dental fear.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was high prevalence of dental fear in Chinese adult patients, particularly in patients with periodontal disease, and high level of dental fear may lead to poor periodontal status.
authors: Department of Periodontology, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, S366 Jiangnan Boulevard, 510280, Guangzhou, China. sunnyliu_726@hotmail.com.
authors: Yeungyeung
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Periodontology, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, S366 Jiangnan Boulevard, 510280, Guangzhou, China. xinxin881020@163.com.
authors: Xin
authors: X
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Statistics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. yanyx01@163.com.
authors: Yuxia
authors: Y
authors: Yan
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. fyxx1988@163.com.
authors: Hanxiao
authors: H
authors: Lin
authors: Department of Periodontology, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, S366 Jiangnan Boulevard, 510280, Guangzhou, China. jincaizhang@live.cn.
authors: Jincai
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Department of Periodontology, Guangdong Provincial Stomatological Hospital, Southern Medical University, S366 Jiangnan Boulevard, 510280, Guangzhou, China. xuanxuan187@126.com.
authors: Dongying
authors: D
authors: Xuan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D003762:Dental Instruments; D012534:Dental Scaling / Q000523:psychology; D003807:Dentin Sensitivity / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005884:Gingival Hemorrhage / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009909:Oral Health; D010510:Periodontal Diseases / Q000145:classification; D010512:Periodontal Index; D057566:Self Report; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics
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