TABLE 2.
Item responses to Abeer Child Dental Anxiety Scale (n = 76).
| Happy n (%) |
OK n (%) |
Scared n (%) |
|
| (1) Sitting in the waiting room | 29 (38%) | 33 (43%) | 14 (18%) |
| (2) A dentist wearing a mask on his face | 27 (36%) | 32 (42%) | 17 (22%) |
| (3) Laying flat on the dental chair | 26 (34%) | 31 (41%) | 19 (25%) |
| (4) A dentist checking your teeth with a mirror | 28 (37%) | 34 (45%) | 14 (18%) |
| (5) Having a strange taste in your mouth (e.g., a filling or gloves) | 9 (12%) | 36 (47%) | 31 (41%) |
| (6) Having a “pinch” feeling in your gum | 4 (5%) | 28 (37%) | 44 (58%) |
| (7) The feeling up numbness (fat lip/tongue) | 8 (11%) | 38 (50%) | 28 (37%) |
| (8) A dentist cleaning your teeth by buzzy electric arm that’s spraying water | 31 (41%) | 27 (36%) | 18 (24%) |
| (9) The sounds that you hear at the dentist | 20 (26%) | 33 (43%) | 22 (29%) |
| (10) The smell at the dentist | 26 (34%) | 39 (51%) | 11 (15%) |
| (11) Having a tooth taken out | 5 (7%) | 12 (16%) | 59 (78%) |
| (12) Wearing a small rubbery mask on your nose to breathe special gas to help you feel comfortable during treatment | 12 (16%) | 31 (41%) | 33 (43%) |
| (13) Having a “pinch” feeling on the back of your hand | 8 (11%) | 42 (55%) | 26 (34%) |
Items were preceded with the statement, “How do you feel about:”.