Table 3.
Variables | Spearman Correlation | P-value |
---|---|---|
Pain at the first dental visit | 0.167 | 0.126 |
Pain at the most recent dental visit | 0.269 | 0.013* |
Pain before the present visit | −0.137 | 0.119 |
Pain during the present visit | 0.121 | 0.169 |
Q1 of MDAS (If you went to your Dentist for Treatment tomorrow) | 0.289 | 0.001** |
Q2 of MDAS (If you were sitting in the waiting room/waiting for treatment) | 0.284 | 0.001** |
Q3 of MDAS (If you were about to have a tooth drilled) | 0.280 | 0.001** |
Q4 of MDAS (If you were about to have your teeth scaled and polished) | 0.307 | 0.000*** |
Q5 of MDAS (If you were about to have a local anaesthetic injection in your gum) | 0.242 | 0.006** |
*P < 0.05
**P < 0.01
***P < 0.001