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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Oct 29.
Published in final edited form as: Br Dent J. 2009 Mar 28;206(6):10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.251. doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.2009.251

Table 2.

Frequencies of responses to individual items on the Dental Fear Survey by participants attending Sedation clinic (n=100) and Restorative clinic (n=50).

Item Participants attending Restorative clinic (n=50) Participants attending Sedation clinic (n=100)
How much anxiety do each of the following cause you … Not at all A little Somewhat Much Very much Not at all A little Somewhat Much Very much
Making an appointment for dentistry 39 4 4 0 1 26 29 19 5 17 Chi2=38.9, p<0.001
Approaching the dentist’s surgery 32 6 7 3 0 16 23 18 20 22 Chi2=42.1, p<0.001
Sitting in the waiting room 24 17 4 2 1 17 16 21 23 22 Chi2=36.3 p<0.001
Being seated in the dental chair 18 20 5 5 1 8 10 21 20 39 Chi2=51.5, p<0.001
The smell of the dentist’s surgery 30 14 3 1 0 22 12 19 18 28 Chi2=43.8, p<0.001
Seeing the dentist walk in 34 11 2 1 0 25 15 20 10 29 Chi2=40.2, p<0.001
Seeing the anaesthetic needle 18 12 8 5 5 15 11 13 17 42 Chi2=22.7, p<0.001
Feeling the needle injected 15 14 7 6 5 13 19 7 13 44 Chi2=20.1, p<0.001
Seeing the drill 15 11 9 8 5 7 8 7 18 58 Chi2=39.6, p<0.001
Hearing the drill 16 10 9 6 6 6 12 5 12 63 Chi2=44.2, p<0.001
Feeling the vibrations of the drill 15 9 10 6 8 4 10 6 12 64 Chi2=41.6, p<0.001
Having your teeth cleaned 25 10 8 4 0 13 14 16 20 27 Chi2=35.4, p<0.001
Having x-rays put in my mouth 34 7 5 1 1 40 17 15 13 12 Chi2=14.3, p<0.001
Having models or impressions of my mouth 23 12 4 4 4 33 18 15 9 16 Chi2=5.0, ns
All things considered, how scared are you of having dentistry done ? 19 16 12 2 0 6 8 5 15 66 Chi2=80.2, p<0.001
Never Once or Twice A few time Often Nearly every time Never Once or Twice A few time Often Nearly every time
Has fear of dentistry ever caused you to put off making an appointment? 44 5 0 0 0 41 42 0 15 0 Chi2=31.4, p<0.001
Has fear of dentistry ever caused you to cancel or not turn up for an appointment? 13 18 9 4 2 6 16 18 14 35 Chi2=30.0, p<0.001