Table 5.
Participants’ subjective assessment based on their psychophysiological, behavioural, and emotional reactions during dental visits.
| Question | Almost Never n (%) |
Sometimes n (%) |
Often n (%) |
Always n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wobbliness in legs | 898 (57.9) | 395 (25.5) | 219 (14.1) | 39 (2.5) |
| Black spots in field of vision | 1339 (86.3) | 115 (7.4) | 86 (5.5) | 11 (0.7) |
| Difficulty in breathing | 1050 (67.7) | 288 (18.6) | 174 (11.2) | 39 (2.5) |
| Feeling hot | 1043 (67.2) | 290 (18.7) | 181 (11.7) | 37 (2.4) |
| Nausea | 1243 (80.1) | 165 (10.6) | 114 (7.4) | 29 (1.9) |
| Heart pounding/racing | 949 (61.2) | 360 (23.2) | 194 (12.5) | 48 (3.1) |
| Dry mouth | 834 (53.8) | 399 (25.7) | 260 (16.8) | 58 (3.7) |
| Dizzy or lightheaded | 1358 (87.6) | 110 (7.1) | 67 (4.3) | 16 (1.0) |
| Indigestion | 1099 (70.9) | 270 (17.4) | 137 (8.8) | 45 (2.9) |
| Numbness or tingling | 1315 (84.8) | 138 (8.9) | 78 (5.0) | 20 (1.3) |
| Faint/lightheaded | 1439 (92.8) | 70 (4.5) | 34 (2.2) | 8 (0.5) |
| Unable to relax | 920 (59.3) | 320 (20.6) | 218 (14.1) | 93 (6.0) |
| Feeling of choking | 1398 (90.1) | 83 (5.4) | 56 (3.6) | 14 (0.9) |
| Hands trembling | 1269 (81.8) | 152 (9.8) | 96 (6.2) | 34 (2.2) |
| Face flushed | 1209 (77.9) | 196 (12.6) | 117 (7.5) | 29 (1.9) |
Data are presented as numbers (percentages).