Journals / Acta Odontologica Turcica / 2015 / Cilt: 32 - Sayı: 1

Evaluation of the dental anxiety levels of patients attending the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic in a dental faculty

Bir diş hekimliği fakültesi ağız, diş ve çene cerrahisi kliniğine başvuran hastaların dental kaygı düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi

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7–11
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2015-02-09
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Implementation of anxiety identification/reducing procedures in the oral surgery practice is of great importance to increase patient comfort and optimize surgical circumstances.

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Objective & Hypothesis:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the dental anxiety levels of patients attending the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic in a dental faculty and to evaluate the associated factors that might be related with the dental anxiety.MATERIALS AND METHOD: Questionnaires were applied to patients attending the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University between February 1, 2013 and January 1, 2014 (n=1165).
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Key Findings & Data:Participants whose MDAS score value was ≥19 were considered as highly anxious.
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Conclusion & Impact:Implementation of anxiety identification/reducing procedures in the oral surgery practice is of great importance to increase patient comfort and optimize surgical circumstances.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
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⚙️Variables:Ağız Cerrahisi · Dental Anksiyete · Diş Hekimliği

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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the dental anxiety levels of patients attending the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery clinic in a dental faculty and to evaluate the associated factors that might be related with the dental anxiety.MATERIALS AND METHOD: Questionnaires were applied to patients attending the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry, Gazi University between February 1, 2013 and January 1, 2014 (n=1165). The questionnaire included a Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and questions that might be related with dental anxiety. Participants whose MDAS score value was ≥19 were considered as highly anxious. Data which also included the participants’ demographic values were transferred to a statistical software and the results were examined through descriptive methods.RESULTS: High dental anxiety level among patients participated in the study amounted to a rate of 14.1%. Dental anxiety was not related to age, marital status, educational level, firsttime-dental visit-age, number of lacking teeth, and reason of the dental visit (p>0.05). However, the indicators gender, previous traumatic experience and dental visit frequency were significantly related to dental anxiety (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Results of the present study showed that dental anxiety before oral surgical procedures is still prevalent despite technical, pharmacological and surgical advances in dentistry. Implementation of anxiety identification/reducing procedures in the oral surgery practice is of great importance to increase patient comfort and optimize surgical circumstances.><0.05).CONCLUSION: Results of the present study showed that dental anxiety before oral surgical procedures is still prevalent despite technical, pharmacological and surgical advances in dentistry. Implementation of anxiety identification/reducing procedures in the oral surgery practice is of great importance to increase patient comfort and optimize surgical circumstances.

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AMAÇ: Bu çalışmanın amacı, Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi kliniğine başvuran hastaların dental kaygı düzeylerini belirlemek ve dental kaygının ilişkili olabileceği düşünülen faktörlerle olan bağlantısını değerlendirmektir. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM: Gazi Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi Ağız, Diş ve Çene Cerrahisi Kliniğine 1 Şubat 2013- 1 Ocak 2014 tarihleri arasında başvuran hastalara (n=1165) dental kaygı düzeyinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Skalası (MDAS) ve dental kaygının bağlantılı olabileceği düşünülen faktörlere ilişkin soruları içeren anketler uygulandı. MDAS skor değeri ≥19 olan katılımcılar yüksek dental kaygı düzeyine sahip olarak değerlendirildi. Katılımcıların demografik özelliklerini de içeren veriler istatistik programına aktarılarak deskriptif yöntemler ile sonuçlar değerlendirildi. BULGULAR: Çalışmaya katılan hastaların %14.1’inde yüksek dental kaygı saptandı. Dental kaygı, cinsiyet, daha önce geçirilmiş travmatik deneyim varlığı ve diş hekimine gitme sıklığı ile ilişkili bulundu (p < 0.05); ancak yaş, medeni durum, eğitim düzeyi, diş hekimine ilk gitme yaşı, eksik diş sayısı ve kliniğe başvuru amacı parametreleri ile ilişkili bulunmadı (p > 0.05). SONUÇ: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları ağız cerrahisi işlemleri öncesi dental kaygının günümüzde diş hekimliği alanındaki teknik, farmakolojik ve cerrahi gelişmelere rağmen dikkate değer ölçüde varlığını sürdürdüğünü göstermektedir. Ağız cerrahisi uygulamalarında anksiyete tanımlayıcı/giderici yöntemlerin uygulanması hasta rahatının artırılması ve cerrahi koşulların iyi hale getirilmesi açısından önem taşımaktadır.

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ERGÜVEN, S. S., KILINÇ, Y., DELİLBAŞI, E., IŞIK, B. (2015). Evaluation of the dental anxiety levels of patients attending the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic in a dental faculty. Acta Odontologica Turcica, Cilt: 32 - Sayı: 1, 7–11. https://ajindex.com/articles/265429

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