<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_gp-2019-0014_s_006_w2aab3b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b1Aa"><h3>Objectives</h3><p>To explore the associations between previous dental visits and dental anxiety among patients presenting at the dental and maxillofacial surgery clinic of Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0014_s_007_w2aab3b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b2Aa"><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>This study was a cross-sectional study conducted among 172 patients. Study instrument was a 9-item structured questionnaire, which obtained information about the participants regarding their: demographic profile; previous dental experience; and dental anxiety status in a dental and maxillofacial surgery consulting room. Data collected were analyzed using the SPSS Version 20 Software. Associations between variables were evaluated using Chi-square statistics using a p &lt; 0.05 to determine the level of statistical significance.</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0014_s_008_w2aab3b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>Roughly, six-tenth (57.6%) of the participants were males. The observed prevalence of dental anxiety among the participants was 47.7%. A history of pain experience during past dental treatment as well as a history of past dental visit were found to have statistically significant relationships with participants’ dental anxiety status (p-values &lt; 0.05). However, the frequency of previous dental visits, a history of past dental treatment, and a history of use of intraoral injections in the course of past dental treatment were found to have no statistically significant relationship with participants’ status of dental anxiety (p-values > 0.05). Finally, the prevalence of dental anxiety among the groups of female folks with “a history of previous visit to a dentist” and “a history of pain experience in the past dental treatment” were found to be significantly higher than that observed among similar groups among the male folks (p-values &lt; 0.05).</p></sec><sec id="j_gp-2019-0014_s_009_w2aab3b8b9b1b7b1aab1c15b4Aa"><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Previous experience of pain plays a major role of influence over dental anxiety experience among patients. Hence, dental practitioners need to pay more attention towards dental anxiety management among patients, especially women.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectivesTo explore the associations between previous dental visits and dental anxiety among patients presenting at the dental and maxillofacial surgery clinic of Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.Materials and methodsThis study was a cross-sectional study conducted among 172 patients. Study instrument was a 9-item structured questionnaire, which obtained information about the participants regarding their: demographic profile; previous dental experience; and dental anxiety status in a dental and maxillofacial surgery consulting room. Data collected were analyzed using the SPSS Version 20 Software. Associations between variables were evaluated using Chi-square statistics using a p < 0.05 to determine the level of statistical significance.ResultsRoughly, six-tenth (57.6%) of the participants were males. The observed prevalence of dental anxiety among the participants was 47.7%. A history of pain experience during past dental treatment as well as a history of past dental visit were found to have statistically significant relationships with participants’ dental anxiety status (p-values < 0.05). However, the frequency of previous dental visits, a history of past dental treatment, and a history of use of intraoral injections in the course of past dental treatment were found to have no statistically significant relationship with participants’ status of dental anxiety (p-values > 0.05). Finally, the prevalence of dental anxiety among the groups of female folks with “a history of previous visit to a dentist” and “a history of pain experience in the past dental treatment” were found to be significantly higher than that observed among similar groups among the male folks (p-values < 0.05).ConclusionPrevious experience of pain plays a major role of influence over dental anxiety experience among patients. Hence, dental practitioners need to pay more attention towards dental anxiety management among patients, especially women.

Anxiety In A Dental And Maxillofacial Surgery Consulting Room: Does Previous Experience Matter?

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ObjectivesTo explore the associations between previous dental visits and dental anxiety among patients presenting at the dental and maxillofacial surgery clinic of Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Federal Medical Centre, Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria.Materials and methodsThis study was a cross-sectional study conducted among 172 patients. Study instrument was a 9-item structured questionnaire, which obtained information about the participants regarding their: demographic profile; previous dental experience; and dental anxiety status in a dental and maxillofacial surgery consulting room. Data collected were analyzed using the SPSS Version 20 Software. Associations between variables were evaluated using Chi-square statistics using a p  0.05). Finally, the prevalence of dental anxiety among the groups of female folks with “a history of previous visit to a dentist” and “a history of pain experience in the past dental treatment” were found to be significantly higher than that observed among similar groups among the male folks (p-values < 0.05).ConclusionPrevious experience of pain plays a major role of influence over dental anxiety experience among patients. Hence, dental practitioners need to pay more attention towards dental anxiety management among patients, especially women.

ObjectivesTo explore the associations between previous dental visits and dental anxiety among patients presenting at the dental and maxillofacial surgery...

Variables		Are you afraid now?*
		Male (N = 99)			Female (N = 72)			Uncategorized (N = 172)
	Response	Yes	No	p (df)	Yes	No	p (df)	Yes	No	p (df)
Have you ever visited a dentist?^a	Yes	37	46	0.230 (1)	40	24	0.113 (1)	77	70	0.049 (1)
Have you ever visited a dentist?^a	No	3	9	0.230 (1)	2	5	0.113 (1)	5	14	0.049 (1)
If yes (to above^a), number of visits	1	10	11	0.229 (8)	5	6	0.118 (5)	15	17	0.151 (8)
	2	7	19		17	13		24	32
	3	9	8		13	2		22	10
	4	4	3		6	3		10	6
	5	2	4		***	***		2	4
	6	2	1		***	***		2	1
	7	1	0		0	1		2	1
	9	1	0		***	***		1	0
	10	0	2		0	1		0	3
Have you had dental treatment done before?^b	Yes	35	46	0.920 (1)	39	23	0.606 (1)	74	69	0.544 (1)
Have you had dental treatment done before?^b	No	5	7	0.920 (1)	2	2	0.606 (1)	7	9	0.544 (1)
If yes (to above^b), was it a painful treatment?	Yes	25	22	0.033 (1)	34	6	<0.0001 (1)	59	28	<0.0001 (1)
If yes (to above^b), was it a painful treatment?	No	10	24	0.033 (1)	5	16	<0.0001 (1)	15	40	<0.0001 (1)
If yes (to above^b), was an injection given to you in your mouth?	Yes	25	31	0.925 (1)	35	15	0.035 (1)	60	46	0.117 (1)
	No	10	13	0.925 (1)	4	7	0.035 (1)	15	22	0.117 (1)

Anxiety In A Dental And Maxillofacial Surgery Consulting Room: Does Previous Experience Matter?

Publicado en línea: 04 sept 2019

Páginas: 165 - 170

Recibido: 09 feb 2019

Aceptado: 16 jul 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2019-0014

Palabras clave
Dental anxiety, dentist, dental, maxillofacial, surgery, experience, patient, pain management, treatment, Nigeria

© 2019 Wasiu Olalekan Olawole et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of previous dental experience on current anxiety status

Anxiety In A Dental And Maxillofacial Surgery Consulting Room: Does Previous Experience Matter?

Publicado en línea: 04 sept 2019

Páginas: 165 - 170

Recibido: 09 feb 2019

Aceptado: 16 jul 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/gp-2019-0014

Palabras claveDental anxiety, dentist, dental, maxillofacial, surgery, experience, patient, pain management, treatment, Nigeria

© 2019 Wasiu Olalekan Olawole et al. published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of previous dental experience on current anxiety status

Palabras clave
Dental anxiety, dentist, dental, maxillofacial, surgery, experience, patient, pain management, treatment, Nigeria