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Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between childhood dental experiences and dental fear in adulthood among dentistry, psychology and mathematics undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study of 1,256 students from the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was performed. Student...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546783/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23247225 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9124676 |
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author | Oliveira, Maurício A. Bendo, Cristiane B. Ferreira, Meire C. Paiva, Saul M. Vale, Miriam P. Serra-Negra, Júnia M. |
author_facet | Oliveira, Maurício A. Bendo, Cristiane B. Ferreira, Meire C. Paiva, Saul M. Vale, Miriam P. Serra-Negra, Júnia M. |
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description | The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between childhood dental experiences and dental fear in adulthood among dentistry, psychology and mathematics undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study of 1,256 students from the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was performed. Students responded to the Brazilian version of the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) and a questionnaire regarding previous dental experiences. Both the DFS and the questionnaire were self-administered. Association was tested using descriptive, bivariate and multivariate linear regression analysis, with a 5% significance level. Dentistry undergraduates reported lower scores than psychology (p < 0.001) and mathematics undergraduates (p < 0.05) for all three dimensions of the DFS. Negative dental experiences in childhood was associated with dimensions of Avoidance (B = 2.70, p < 0.001), Physiological arousal (B = 1.42, p < 0.001) and Fears of specific stimuli/situations (B = 3.44, p < 0.001). The reason for first visit to dentist was associated with dimensions of Physiological arousal (B = 0.76, p < 0.01) and Fears of specific stimuli/situations (B = 1.29, p < 0.01). Dentists should be encouraged to evaluate the dental fear of their patients before treatment. The DFS has been found to be an effective instrument for this purpose. |
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spelling | pubmed-35467832013-02-09 Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil Oliveira, Maurício A. Bendo, Cristiane B. Ferreira, Meire C. Paiva, Saul M. Vale, Miriam P. Serra-Negra, Júnia M. Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between childhood dental experiences and dental fear in adulthood among dentistry, psychology and mathematics undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study of 1,256 students from the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, was performed. Students responded to the Brazilian version of the Dental Fear Survey (DFS) and a questionnaire regarding previous dental experiences. Both the DFS and the questionnaire were self-administered. Association was tested using descriptive, bivariate and multivariate linear regression analysis, with a 5% significance level. Dentistry undergraduates reported lower scores than psychology (p < 0.001) and mathematics undergraduates (p < 0.05) for all three dimensions of the DFS. Negative dental experiences in childhood was associated with dimensions of Avoidance (B = 2.70, p < 0.001), Physiological arousal (B = 1.42, p < 0.001) and Fears of specific stimuli/situations (B = 3.44, p < 0.001). The reason for first visit to dentist was associated with dimensions of Physiological arousal (B = 0.76, p < 0.01) and Fears of specific stimuli/situations (B = 1.29, p < 0.01). Dentists should be encouraged to evaluate the dental fear of their patients before treatment. The DFS has been found to be an effective instrument for this purpose. MDPI 2012-12-17 2012-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3546783/ /pubmed/23247225 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9124676 Text en © 2012 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This article is an open-access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Oliveira, Maurício A. Bendo, Cristiane B. Ferreira, Meire C. Paiva, Saul M. Vale, Miriam P. Serra-Negra, Júnia M. Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil |
title | Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil |
title_full | Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil |
title_fullStr | Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil |
title_full_unstemmed | Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil |
title_short | Association between Childhood Dental Experiences and Dental Fear among Dental, Psychology and Mathematics Undergraduates in Brazil |
title_sort | association between childhood dental experiences and dental fear among dental, psychology and mathematics undergraduates in brazil |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3546783/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23247225 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9124676 |
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