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The influence of pain experience upon dental fear

통증경험이 치과공포에 미치는 영향

  • Ju, On-Ju (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University) ;
  • Park, Chung-Soon (Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University)
  • 주온주 (원광보건대학교 치위생과) ;
  • 박정순 (원광보건대학교 치위생과)
  • Received : 2013.09.06
  • Accepted : 2013.12.03
  • Published : 2013.12.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The aim of the study is to offer basic data that help to reduce dental fear by measuring adult dental fear level with DFS scale. Methods : The subjects were 300 persons including college students in W University and their parents in Jeollabuk-do Province. Data were collected by convenience sampling from May 1 to May 30, 2013. Results : 1. Dental clinic visit provoked pain in 99 people(47.4%). Oral examination and preventive treatment evoked pain in 13 people(6.2%). 2. Women tended to feel much pain than men. Both women and men felt the thrilling fear when a needle pricks the flesh. 3. Respondents having dental caries, gum bleeding, halitosis, shaking tooth, and painful tooth had a higher dental fear level. 4. The direct pain experience(p<0.001) had the greatest influence. The next influencing factor was the insufficient anesthesia(p<0.05). 5. The explanatory power that the pain experience has influence upon dental fear is $R^2$=0.151. Conclusions : The direct pain experience and the insufficient anesthesia experience have the great influence upon patients' dental fear level. Anesthetics and analgesics can be considered as one of the positive methods for pain control.

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