Table 4.
Self-assessment of dental association in relation to the level of dental anxiety and fear.
| Question | Answer | Frequency n (%) |
MDAS Score β (95% CI) |
p-Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oral health | Excellent | 235 (15.2) | −2.828 (−4.927–−0.729) | 0.008 * |
| Very good | 679 (43.8) | −2.400 (−4.485–−0.315) | 0.024 * | |
| Good | 522 (33.7) | −1.740 (−3.820–0.339) | 0.101 | |
| Fair | 99 (6.4) | −1.118 (−3.244–1.008) | 0.303 | |
| Poor | 16 (1.0) | Reference | ||
| Importance of oral health | Very important | 1298 (83.7) | 2.864 (−0.623–6.350) | 0.107 |
| Moderately important | 237 (15.3) | 3.130 (−0.363–6.622) | 0.079 | |
| Somewhat important | 14 (0.9) | 24.302 (−39,546.848–39,595.452) | 0.999 | |
| Not important at all | 2 (0.1) | Reference | ||
| Number of extracted teeth | >10 | 74 (4.8) | −0.382 (−0.961–0.196) | 0.195 |
| 6–10 | 200 (12.9) | 0.357 (−0.030–0.744) | 0.071 | |
| 1–5 | 839 (54.1) | −0.016 (−0.267–0.234) | 0.899 | |
| 0 | 438 (28.2) | Reference | ||
| Number of teeth with fillings or crowns | >10 | 166 (10.7) | 0.169 (−0.269–0.607) | 0.450 |
| 6–10 | 585 (37.7) | −0.094 (−0.420–0.232) | 0.572 | |
| 1–5 | 560 (36.1) | 0.146 (−0.178–0.471) | 0.377 | |
| 0 | 240 (15.5) | Reference | ||
| Gums bleeding | Yes | 323 (20.8) | 0.132 (−0.153–0.416) | 0.365 |
| No | 1228 (79.2) | Reference | ||
| Bad breath | Yes | 291 (18.8) | 0.437 (0.135–0.738) | 0.004 * |
| No | 1260 (81.2) | Reference | ||
| Pain currently | Yes | 175 (11.3) | 0.953 (0.598–1.308) | ≤0.001 * |
| No | 1376 (88.7) | Reference | ||
| Frequency of dental check-ups | Regular | 485 (31.3) | Reference | |
| Irregular | 1046 (67.4) | 0.536 (0.305–0.767) | ≤0.001 * | |
| Never | 20 (1.3) | 0.846 (−0.239–1.930) | 0.126 | |
Data are presented as numbers (percentages) and regression coefficients (95% confidence interval). The reference MDAS score category was “low”. MDAS, Modified Dental Anxiety Scale; β, regression coefficient. * Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05.