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Dental anxiety before removal of a third molar and association with general trait anxiety
Lucía Lago-Méndez1, Marcio Diniz-Freitas, Carmen Senra-Rivera
1Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine Unit, Dental School, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Purpose:
The aim of the present study was to evaluate dental anxiety in patients consulting for third molar removal, and to assess possible relationships with general trait anxiety.
Materials And Methods:
Dental anxiety was measured using Corah's Anxiety Scale (DAS), the Dental Fear Survey (DFS), and the state anxiety scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Trait anxiety was measured with the trait anxiety scale of the STAI.
Results:
Trait anxiety showed significant positive correlations with both DAS score and DFS score. The 3 measures of dental anxiety all showed significant positive correlations with each other. The difference between men and women was only statistically significant in the case of trait anxiety.
Conclusion:
These results suggest that trait anxiety may be a useful predictor of a patient's predisposition to dental anxiety.
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