摘要
目的调查老年患者牙科焦虑症存在的情况及影响因素。方法利用柯氏牙科焦虑症量表用简单随机法对100例门诊就诊的老年患者进行横断面调查和统计分析。结果56%的老年人有牙科焦虑症。焦虑的原因主要是害怕疼痛(占70%);担心医生技术(占12%);担心治疗复杂、收费高(占10%);其他原因包括担心被拔牙、留下后遗症等(占8%)。结论56%的老年人有牙科焦虑症,焦虑的主要原因是害怕疼痛。
Objective To determine the prevalence of dental anxiety in aged patients and also the influence factors. Methods A coach dental anxiety scale(DAS) was randomly used in 100 aged patients, Results The incidence rate of dental anxiety (DA) in these patients was 56%. The main reason of DA was pain and the rate was 70%. The incidence rate of being afraid of the dentist's technical was not very good or the attitude was not serious was 12%. The incidence rate of being afraid of the treatment was too complex or the pay for the treatment was too expensive was 10%. The other was 8% which contained being afraid of tooth extraction and the sequelae etc. Conclusion The DA exists in 56% patients and pain is the most significant reason.
出处
《国际口腔医学杂志》
CAS
2007年第3期162-164,共3页
International Journal of Stomatology
基金
四川省重点科技攻关资助项目(2006209-040)
关键词
老年人
牙科焦虑症
调查分析
aged patients
dental anxiety
investigation and analysis