Clinical Estimation of Dental Anxiety

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03596255

Enrollment

1230

Registered

2018-07-23

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

2018-02-01

Last updated

2018-07-23

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Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Brief summary

Introduction: Dental anxiety (DA) is treatable and preventable when dental personnel correctly estimate the patient's level of DA. Objective: To evaluate dental personnel's ability to estimate DA.

Detailed description

Method: All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination. The patient rated DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale of dental anxiety (DA-VAS). The patient also recorded gender, age, level of education and confidence in handling DA. After the examination, the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a VAS. The examiner also recorded gender, age, profession, years of experience, country of education, interest in DA, special education concerning DA and confidence in ability to handle DA.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTEstimated level of DA

the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a 100mm VAS

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTMDAS

The patient rated their DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS)

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients returning for their annual examination on a public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden during a two week period.

Exclusion criteria

inability to fill in the questionnaire

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Estimated Dental anxiety on a 100mm VAS vs MDAS	through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of aproximatly 6 months	The dental personnel's Clinical estimation of how dentally anxious their patient are (where 0mm represent minimal and 100mm maximal.) compared to the patients one rating of dental anxiety(Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal) .

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The patients Dental Anxiety, measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS)	through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of approximately 6 months	The Patients own ration of how dentally anxious they are. Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026