Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this observational cross-sectional study is to evaluate the dental anxiety levels of participants aged 18-70 years who will scheduled for different dental treatmentsThe main question it aims to answer is: Does the type of dental treatment make a difference in the level of dental anxiety in participants? Within the scope of their dental treatment, participants who have already been planned to assign any of the filling, root canal treatments, scaling, tooth extraction and implant placement will have their anxiety levels recorded through a questionnaire just before starting treatment.
Interventions
The MDAS is described as a scale to provide a more comprehensive assessment of dental anxiety. The MDAS has shown favorable psychometric properties with acceptable reliability and validity.
Sponsors
Asst. Prof. Dr. Suleyman Emre Meseli
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* voluntary participation * sufficient Turkish literacy * no recent psychiatric diagnoses within the previous year * no psychotherapy in the past six months, * and no use of psychotropic drugs or illicit substances that could affect mental health in the previous year.
Exclusion criteria
-To stop volunteering until the study is completed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Modified Dental Anxiety Scale | 1 hour | The data collection tool is an 8-question, 4-point Likert-type scale based on the MDAS, which has been validated for reliability and accuracy. The questions is designed to assess the anxiety levels of participants prior to scheduled dental procedures. The participants' responses are scored on a scale of 0-3 to indicate their level of anxiety and stress. A score of 0 indicated no anxiety, 1 indicated mild anxiety, 2 moderate indicated anxiety, and 3 indicated severe anxiety and stress. The dental anxiety level is determined based on the sum of scores given to the eight relevant questions, which ranged from 0 to 24 and is used to calculate the MDAS score. The MDAS score is then compared to the following cut-off values to determine the level of dental anxiety: a score of 0 indicated no anxiety, 1-8 indicated mild anxiety, 9-16 indicated moderate anxiety, and 17-24 indicated severe anxiety. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographical Outcomes | 1 hour | Demographic outcomes are as follows; age, sex, marital status, number of children, education level, and occupation. |
| Oral and Dental Health Experiences and Attitudes | 1 hour | To assess participants' experiences and attitudes toward oral and dental health, including frequency of toothbrushing and dental treatment, previous dental experiences, and pre-treatment anxiety levels. In the questionnaire, which is a data collection tool, the frequency of tooth brushing is asked with the options of 1/day / 2 times a day / 1/week / 2-3 times a week, and the dental treatments in the past are asked to mark. They were also asked to tick how they found their experience (good/medium/bad) following these treatments. There are multiple choice questions to understand the presence of dental anxiety before treatment and what triggers it. |
| Dental Anxiety Assessment | 1hour | To assess participants' experience of dental anxiety, including its level, cause, onset, physical symptoms, and coping mechanisms. Additionally, it will be examined environmental triggers that contribute to dental anxiety, such as noise from equipment and the sight of sharp instruments, and the length of time it took for anxiety to peak. The objective of this section is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the participants' dental anxiety, its causes, and their self-coping strategies, as well as the impact of environmental factors on their anxiety levels. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed