Dental Anxiety, Tooth Loss
Conditions
Keywords
tooth extraction, dental anxiety, antibiotic, oral health
Brief summary
A study by Allied Health Professionals to explore the experience of patients undergoing tooth extraction at Leeds Dental Institute in relation to antibiotic medication, dental anxiety and oral health practices
Detailed description
Consented patients attending the Leeds Dental Institute for tooth extraction will be asked to complete 3 questionnaires in order for the researchers to understand more about the background of patients who have teeth extracted at the centre. The study will focus on the patient's previous experience of dentistry such as whether they have had antibiotics prescribed for toothache, whether they suffer from dental anxiety and how they regularly look after their oral health.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Oral and Dental Research Trust
University of Leeds
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients undergoing extraction of one or more teet * Parents/Guardians of children aged 5-12 years old undergoing extraction of one or more teeth * Patients aged 13-15 undergoing extraction of one or more teeth * Patients and Parents/Guardians who are willing to give informed consent or assent to complete questionnaires
Exclusion criteria
* Patients, parents/guardians unable or unwilling to provide informed consent * Parents/Guardians of patients aged less than 5 years old * Patients or parents who are unable to communicate directly with the health person carrying out the treatment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Main endpoint: WHO Oral Health Questionnaire for Adults (Annexe 7) or WHO Oral Health Questionnaire for Children (Annexe 8) | Up to 2 hours before tooth extraction procedure | The use of these two simplified structured questionnaires is recommended by WHO for the collection of self-assessed data on oral health and risk factors in adults (Annex 7) and in children or adolescents (Annex 8). The simplified questionnaires include the core questions considered essential in national oral health surveillance. Complete analysis of answers to the questions on oral health related quality of life, consumption of sugary foods and drinks, consumption of tobacco, and harmful use of alcohol will require derivate variables. There are corresponding questions in the questionnaire to children. Behavioural indices may be generated from these questions by addition of the item scores chosen by the respondent. Cut-off points for categories (3 or 5) may then be determined from empirical distributions. |
| Main endpoint: Antimicrobial survey | Up to 2 hours before tooth extraction procedure | Antimicrobial survey |
| Main endpoint: Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS) v1.0 dated 17/10/2016 (Wong et al 1998) | Up to 2 hours before tooth extraction procedure | Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS) v1.0 dated 17/10/2016 (Wong et al 1998). An 8-question Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale to assess children's concerns about specific dental procedures, such as dental examination, scale and polish, injection, filling, extraction, and relative and general anaesthesia. |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Primary ContactSue Pavitt, PhD
Backup ContactDenTCRU Operation & Strategic Manager
Outcome results
None listed