<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?

Global Psychiatry

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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...

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

Published Online: Sep 04, 2019

Page range: 165 - 170

Received: Feb 09, 2019

Accepted: Jul 16, 2019

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

Keywords
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.

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

Published Online: Sep 04, 2019

Page range: 165 - 170

Received: Feb 09, 2019

Accepted: Jul 16, 2019

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

KeywordsDental 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.

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