<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Dental anxiety is a very important factor affecting the efficacy of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental diseases, both in patients in the developmental age and in young adults. Anxiety is considered an emotional state with negative connotations. The aim of the study was to determine the level of dental anxiety in first year university students, the intent being to help to develop an individual treatment plan in this group of patients. The study involved 280 students including 230 females and 50 males. Of these, 122 patients were from the Medical University of Lublin, 79 from University of Life Sciences and 79 from University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska. The mean age of the study subjects was 21 years and 8 months ± 3,9 months. No differences in the level of dental anxiety between women and men were observed. The highest level of dental anxiety was observed among students of University of Life Sciences, while the lowest level was observed among students of the Medical University</p></abstract>

Dental anxiety is a very important factor affecting the efficacy of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental diseases, both in patients in the developmental age and in young adults. Anxiety is considered an emotional state with negative connotations. The aim of the study was to determine the level of dental anxiety in first year university students, the intent being to help to develop an individual treatment plan in this group of patients. The study involved 280 students including 230 females and 50 males. Of these, 122 patients were from the Medical University of Lublin, 79 from University of Life Sciences and 79 from University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska. The mean age of the study subjects was 21 years and 8 months ± 3,9 months. No differences in the level of dental anxiety between women and men were observed. The highest level of dental anxiety was observed among students of University of Life Sciences, while the lowest level was observed among students of the Medical University

The Level of Dental Anxiety in Students of the First Year of Studies From Lublin Universities

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Dental anxiety is a very important factor affecting the efficacy of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of dental diseases, both in patients in the...

The Level of Dental Anxiety in Students of the First Year of Studies From Lublin Universities

Data publikacji: 28 lip 2018

Zakres stron: 94 - 96

Otrzymano: 03 sty 2018

Przyjęty: 30 sty 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2018-0018

Słowa kluczowe
dental anxiety, dental anxiety scale

© 2018 Rafal Wrobel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Level of Dental Anxiety in Students of the First Year of Studies From Lublin Universities

Data publikacji: 28 lip 2018

Zakres stron: 94 - 96

Otrzymano: 03 sty 2018

Przyjęty: 30 sty 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2018-0018

Słowa kluczowedental anxiety, dental anxiety scale

© 2018 Rafal Wrobel, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
dental anxiety, dental anxiety scale