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Assessment of dental anxiety in edentulous subjects
Author(s) -
Vervoorn Johanna M.,
Duinkerke Adriaan S. H.,
Luteijn Frans,
De Poel Alphons C. M.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
community dentistry and oral epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1600-0528
pISSN - 0301-5661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1989.tb00605.x
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , anxiety , orthodontics , psychiatry
In this investigation an anxiety scale was constructed to measure dental anxiety in full denture patients. Furthermore, the relationship of this anxiety scale with denture history, denture satisfaction, and personality traits was investigated. A group of 125 patients who were on a waiting list to have new dentures constructed participated in this study. The coefficient alpha value of the anxiety scale was 0.81. Significant correlations were found with number of years with complete dentures (r = ‐0.20), with denture complaints (r = 0.18‐0.19) and with some personality traits (r = 0.21‐0.32). Further research into the role of dental anxiety with respect to dental behaviour and dental satisfaction in edentulous populations seems useful