Analysis of dental anxiety levels and oral health-related quality of life of patients attending a periodontology clinic

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 38 - 46, 30.08.2024

Hatice Yemenoğlu , Oğuz Köse , Pelin Cepni

https://doi.org/10.61139/ijdor.1497831

Abstract

Background: Dental anxiety is a problem that develops against dental treatments and practices, has negative effects on the patient's oral health, and affects a large population. This situation may affect individuals' oral health-related quality of life. The purpose of this study was to determine the dental anxiety levels and oral health-related quality of life of patients admitted to our clinic and investigate the relationship between them.
Materials and methods: Three hundred volunteer individuals were included in the study. Participants were asked questions to determine personal characteristics. The Oral Health Impact Profile-14 Scale (OHIP-14) was used to determine the level of quality of life related to oral health, and the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) was used to evaluate the level of dental anxiety. The periodontal status of the participants was evaluated using the gingival index, plaque index, clinical attachment levels, periodontal pocket depth, and the bleeding on probing index.
Results: According to the results of the evaluations, a statistically significant relationship was found between educational status, the frequency of visiting the dentist, and OHIP-14 (p<0.05). MDAS scores of primary school graduates were significantly higher than the other groups (p<0.05). A positive correlation was observed between periodontal parameters and MDAS and OHIP-14 scores (p<0.001). There was also a statistically significant and positive correlation between MDAS and OHIP-14 scores (p<0.001).
Conclusion: Learning factors that cause dental anxiety and taking actions to reduce dental anxiety during treatment may help make dental treatments more successful and improve oral health.

Keywords

dental anxiety, modified dental anxiety scale, oral health-related quality of life

Ethical Statement

Approval for the research was received from the XXX University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee (Ethics Committee Decision No: 2019/20).

Periodontoloji kliniğine başvuran hastaların dental anksiyete seviyesinin ve ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesinin belirlenmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Dental anksiyete, diş tedavi ve uygulamalarına karşı gelişen, hastanın ağız sağlığına olumsuz etkileri olan ve geniş kitleleri etkileyen bir problemdir. Bu durum, bireylerin ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesini etkileyebilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, kliniğimize başvuran hastaların ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesi ve dental anksiyete seviyesini belirleyerek, aralarındaki ilişkiyi araştırmaktır.
Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmaya 300 gönüllü birey dahil edildi. Katılımcılara kişisel özellikleri belirlemeye yönelik sorular soruldu. Ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesi seviyesini belirlemek için Oral Sağlık Etki Profili-14 (OHIP-14) Skalası, dental anksiyete seviyesini değerlendirmek için ise Modifiye Dental Anksiyete Skalası (MDAS) kullanıldı. Plak indeksi, gingival indeks, periodontal cep derinliği, klinik ataçman seviyesi ve sondalamada kanama indeksi kullanılarak katılımcıların periodontal durumları değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Yapılan değerlendirmelerin sonucuna göre, öğrenim durumu ve diş hekimine gitme sıklığı ile OHIP-14 arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki bulundu (p<0.05). İlkokul mezunlarının MDAS değerleri diğer gruplardan anlamlı şekilde yüksekti (p<0.05). Periodontal parametreler ile MDAS ve OHIP-14 değerleri arasında pozitif yönlü korelasyon gözlendi (p<0.001). MDAS ve OHIP-14 skorları arasında da istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif yönlü korelasyon vardı (p<0.001).
Sonuç: Dental anksiyeteye neden olan faktörlerin öğrenilmesi ve tedavi esnasında dental anksiyeteyi azaltmaya yönelik yapılacak işlemler, diş tedavilerinin daha başarılı olmasına ve ağız sağlığının iyileştirilmesine fayda sağlayabilir.

Keywords

dental anksiyete, modifiye dental anksiyete skalası, ağız sağlığı ile ilişkili yaşam kalitesi

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