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ISSN (Print) 1013-9052
EISSN 1658-3558
The Saudi Dental Journal,
P.O. Box 52500,
Riyadh 11563,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Assessment of dental fear and anxiety among adolescent females in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Ebtissam M. Al-Madi*, BDS, MSc
This study assessed the current prevalence of dental anxiety and fear in a population of Saudi female adolescents. A sample size of 1424 students was used, of which 91% were Saudis and the rest other Arab nationalities. To assess anxiety and fear, a questionnaire was used. The questionnaires, incorporating the dental fear survey (DFS) and the dental anxiety scale (DAS), were distributed to adolescents in three public schools in Riyadh city. Overall, dental anxiety and fear were found to be considerably higher in the study group. High anxiety was found in 29% and high fear in 25% of the study subjects, respectively. The highest anxiety and fear levels were found in adolescents who had had an extraction at their last visit. Higher fear and anxiety levels were found in adolescents who had recently been to the dentist, while lower fear and anxiety levels were associated with adolescents who had never been to the dentist. The lowest fear and anxiety levels were related to oral prophylaxis. One may conclude that anxiety and fear are high among the subjects with previous traumatic dental exposure.
Saudi Dental Journal 2002;14(2):77-81.
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