Table 1.

Correlations between scales of psychological techniques reflecting the personality and dental indexes

	Saxer 1	Saxer 2	OHI-S 1	OHI-S 2	Silness 2	The need for cleaning teeth	Correct teeth cleaning	The frequency of teeth cleaning	The frequency of changing toothbrushes	The frequency of visits to dentist	Toothbrush + mouthwash
Type of relationships with others (technique of T. Leary)
Authoritarian							−0.41
Selfish							−0.47		0.47
Suspicious			0.44
Dependent											0.41
Friendly					−0.44
Altruistic									0.63
Locus of control: internality/externality (LSC technique)
In—area of failures										−0.41
Is—family relations	0.47
Ip—production relationships	−0.41	−0.46
Im—interpersonal relationships						0.46			−0.40
Situational (c) and personal (l) anxiety (IAT methodology)
Emotional discomfort (c)									0.46
Asthenic component (c)
Phobic component (c)			−0.47
Social protection (c)			−0.59	−0.55
Overall score of anxiety (c)
Asthenic component (l)
Phobic component (l)				−0.45				−0.40
Social protection (l)			−0.41
Personal property (the “Big5” technique)
Emotional stability									−0.42

The statistically significant (at the significance level α = 0.05) values of Spearman’s correlation coefficient are shown only

IAT integrative anxiety test, LSC level of subjective control