The relationship between subjective oral health and dental fear in Korean adolescents
Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
;
: 289-295, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
This study is aimed to evaluate the level of fear and to reduce the overall fear, thereby enabling patients to receive treatment via timely visits.METHODS:
In a survey conducted by 460 South Korean middle school students, we used 453 data that faithfully responded to the survey. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to investigate the factors influencing subjective oral health and dental fear. The significance level used for statistical significance was α = 0.05.RESULTS:
The level of fear was higher for upper grade, female students. The factors affecting dental fear were higher for gingival bleeding and dental pain. Regarding factors for dental fear affecting subjective oral health, lower fear of puncture needle and tooth removal tool resulted in higher subjective oral health.CONCLUSION:
The study found that adolescents had higher fear of dental care when they had gingival bleeding and tooth pain. Gingival bleeding is a symptom of early gingival disease and dental pain is likely due to advanced dental caries. These results suggested that it is necessary to have a program to reduce dental fear and anxiety as well as a program to prevent dental diseases through regular periodic screening and education.
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Assunto principal:
Ansiedade
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Dente
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Punções
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Doenças Estomatognáticas
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Saúde Bucal
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Assistência Odontológica
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Ansiedade ao Tratamento Odontológico
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Cárie Dentária
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Educação
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Adolescente
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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