Clinical Estimation of Dental Anxiety

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Introduction: Dental anxiety (DA) is treatable and preventable when dental personnel correctly estimate the patient's level of DA. Objective: To evaluate dental personnel's ability to estimate DA.

Detailed Description
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Method: All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination. The patient rated DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale of dental anxiety (DA-VAS). The patient also recorded gender, age, level of education and confidence in handling DA. After the examination, the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a VAS. The examiner also recorded gender, age, profession, years of experience, country of education, interest in DA, special education concerning DA and confidence in ability to handle DA.

Official Title
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Clinical Estimation of Dental Anxiety

Conditions
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Dental Anxiety

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: Estimated level of DA
* Diagnostic Test: MDAS


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients returning for their annual examination on a public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden during a two week period. Exclusion Criteria: inability to fill in the questionnaire

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Patients<br>All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination | Diagnostic Test: MDAS<br>* The patient rated their DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS)<br>|
| Dental personnel<br>All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden were contacted and asked to participate in the study | Diagnostic Test: Estimated level of DA<br>* the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a 100mm VAS<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Estimated Dental anxiety on a 100mm VAS vs MDAS | The dental personnel's Clinical estimation of how dentally anxious their patient are (where 0mm represent minimal and 100mm maximal.) compared to the patients one rating of dental anxiety(Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal) . | through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of aproximatly 6 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The patients Dental Anxiety, measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) | The Patients own ration of how dentally anxious they are. Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal | through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of approximately 6 months |