Dental anxiety in the municipal personnnel of Biblián, Ecuador, 2018
Int. j. med. surg. sci. (Print)
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5(2): 59-62, jun. 2018.
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em Inglês
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| ID: biblio-1254375
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to determine the degree of dental anxiety in the staff of the Municipality of Biblián, Ecuador. A cross-sectional study was carried out using the modified Corah dental anxiety scale in its Spanish version. A total of 159 employees, 72.3% men and 27.7% women, were included. The most prevalent level of dental anxiety was mild or none (37.1%), followed by moderate anxiety (35.6%), and severe anxiety or phobia (13.8%). The most prevalent degree of anxiety in men was mild or null (28.9%), and in women this was moderate at 8.8%. In relation to age, the group aged 31 to 50 years had the highest prevalence of severe dental anxiety or phobia (9.4%). The staff of the Municipality of Biblián presented a high prevalence of mild or no anxiety
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LILACS (Américas)
Assunto principal:
Ansiedade ao Tratamento Odontológico
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Equador
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Int. j. med. surg. sci. (Print)
Assunto da revista:
Cirurgia
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Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Equador
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad Católica de Cuenca/EC
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