The effect of factors dental treatment fear of dental hygiene and non-dental hygiene students
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Objectives : The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of factors analyes the associated by the dental treatment fear of level dental hygiene and non-dental hygiene students. and then to provide basic material which can help to improveoral health and effective dental treatment. Methods : The subject in this study were 275 students in Jeolla region. The data were collected from March through April 2010 by way of the self-reported questionnaire. Results : 1. Subjects who correspond to ‘high fear level’ which is more than 60 points in the scale of Dental Fear Survey were indicated to be larger in collegians of general-related departments(38.9% than collegians of health-related department(36.3%.2. Among three detailed factors the treatment-stimulator response factor showed the higher fear sense than other 2 factors. In the physiological response ‘muscular tension’ was 2.72 points there by having been indicated to be the highest.3. The more belonging to the group with high fear was indicated to lead to the more in direct pain experience in non-anesthesia pain experience and in indirect pain experience through brothers and sisters. Even the symptom and syndrome in oral disease were indicated to be much. 4. As a result of comparing difference in dental fear level depending on pain experience it was indicated that the more belonging to the group with high fear leads to the more in direct pain experience in non-anesthesia pain experience and in indirect pain experience through brothers and sisters. Conclusions : Dental fear must be controlled carefully in order to promote oral health and effective dental treatment. (J Korean Soc Dent Hygiene 2011；11(4：523-532
Authors: Mi-Hye Choi, Nam-Song Kim
Institution: Wonkwang University
Language: English
Subfield: Oral Surgery
Field: Dentistry
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $237
OpenAlex ID: W199882650