Evaluation of Dental Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Different Dental Treatments - A Prospective Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety
- Sponsor
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Suleyman Emre Meseli
- Enrollment
- 322
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Modified Dental Anxiety Scale
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this observational cross-sectional study is to evaluate the dental anxiety levels of participants aged 18-70 years who will scheduled for different dental treatmentsThe main question it aims to answer is:
Does the type of dental treatment make a difference in the level of dental anxiety in participants? Within the scope of their dental treatment, participants who have already been planned to assign any of the filling, root canal treatments, scaling, tooth extraction and implant placement will have their anxiety levels recorded through a questionnaire just before starting treatment.
Investigators
Asst. Prof. Dr. Suleyman Emre Meseli
Assoc. Prof. Suleyman Emre MESELI, PhD, DDS
Istanbul Aydın University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •voluntary participation
- •sufficient Turkish literacy
- •no recent psychiatric diagnoses within the previous year
- •no psychotherapy in the past six months,
- •and no use of psychotropic drugs or illicit substances that could affect mental health in the previous year.
Exclusion Criteria
- •To stop volunteering until the study is completed.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Modified Dental Anxiety Scale
Time Frame: 1 hour
The data collection tool is an 8-question, 4-point Likert-type scale based on the MDAS, which has been validated for reliability and accuracy. The questions is designed to assess the anxiety levels of participants prior to scheduled dental procedures. The participants' responses are scored on a scale of 0-3 to indicate their level of anxiety and stress. A score of 0 indicated no anxiety, 1 indicated mild anxiety, 2 moderate indicated anxiety, and 3 indicated severe anxiety and stress. The dental anxiety level is determined based on the sum of scores given to the eight relevant questions, which ranged from 0 to 24 and is used to calculate the MDAS score. The MDAS score is then compared to the following cut-off values to determine the level of dental anxiety: a score of 0 indicated no anxiety, 1-8 indicated mild anxiety, 9-16 indicated moderate anxiety, and 17-24 indicated severe anxiety.
Secondary Outcomes
- Dental Anxiety Assessment(1hour)
- Demographical Outcomes(1 hour)
- Oral and Dental Health Experiences and Attitudes(1 hour)