Table 2.

The correlation between total MDAS Score and variables in the study

Variables	Spearman Correlation	P-value
Pain at the most recent dental visit	0.283	0.009**
Pain at the firstdental visit	0.180	0.100
Pain before the present visit	0.191	0.030*
Pain during the present visit	0.431	0.000***
Clinical anxiety rating scale by dentist(CARS)	0.308	0.000***

*P < 0.05

**P < 0.01

***P < 0.001