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ArticleClinical oral investigations2017

Oral health and dental anxiety in a German practice-based sample.

Arndt Guentsch, Christiane Stier, Gregor F Raschke, André Peisker, Mina D Fahmy, Harald Kuepper, Ina Schueler

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Article in Clinical oral investigations, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Arndt GuentschDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1881, USA. arndt.guentsch@marquette.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8989-1441
Christiane StierDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Gregor F RaschkeDepartment of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
André PeiskerDepartment of Cranio-Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Mina D FahmyDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Marquette University School of Dentistry, P.O. Box 1881, Milwaukee, WI, 53201-1881, USA.
Harald KuepperDepartment of Prosthetic Dentistry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Ina SchuelerDepartment of Preventive Dentistry and Paediatric Dentistry, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany.
Jena University Hospital · DEMarquette University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDoes dental anxiety have an effect on dental and periodontal health?

methodsSurvey data was collected from n = 200 adults (53 % females, average age 49 years) in a cross-sectional study. Dental anxiety was measured with the modified dental anxiety scale (MDAS, score 1-5, the greater the score, the greater the anxiety). Clinical parameters including probing depth (PD), clinical attachment level (CAL), plaque index (SLI), and bleeding on probing (BoP) as well as the DMFT index were recorded and statistically analyzed.

resultsRating of dental anxiety was higher in women than in men (65 vs 35 %). Subjects with higher MDAS values visited the dentist less frequently (p = 0.001) and had more decay (DT 6.7 ± 4.2 vs 1.7 ± 2.4; p < 0.001) but fewer filled teeth than subjects with lower ratings of dental anxiety (FT 7.1 ± 4.5 vs 9.8 ± 5.7; p = 0.042). There were no differences in PD or CAL between subjects with or without dental anxiety, while patients with higher MDAS value showed significantly more BoP (50 ± 19 vs 34 ± 20 %; p = 0.002) than patients with low MDAS scores (no or low dental anxiety).

conclusionsPatients with higher ratings of dental anxiety had significantly more caries experience and gingivitis. Therefore, dental anxiety is associated with negative effect on dental and periodontal health. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Identifying patients with high dental anxiety and helping to manage this anxiety has important implications to improve oral health in adults. The MDAS appears to be an easy and efficient tool that can be used to identify patients with dental anxiety in dental practices.

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Oral HealthCross-Sectional StudiesDental AnxietyDental Plaque IndexFemaleGermanyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeriodontal IndexSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesDental anxietyDMFTMDASPeriodontal disease

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