Armfield J M, Spencer A J, Stewart J F
Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, Dental School, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Aust Dent J. 2006 Mar;51(1):78-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2006.tb00405.x.
This study aimed to describe both the prevalence of dental fear in Australia and to explore the relationship between dental fear and a number of demographic, socio-economic, oral health, insurance and service usage variables.
A telephone interview survey of a random sample of 7312 Australian residents, aged five years and over, from all states and territories.
The prevalence of high dental fear in the entire sample was 16.1 per cent. A higher percentage of females than males reported high fear (HF). Adults aged 40-64 years old had the highest prevalence of high dental fear with those adults aged 80+ years old having the least. There were also differences between low fear (LF) and HF groups in relation to socioeconomic status (SES), with people from higher SES groups generally having less fear. People with HF were more likely to be dentate, have more missing teeth, be covered by dental insurance and have a longer time since their last visit to a dentist.
This study found a high prevalence of dental fear within a contemporary Australian population with numerous differences between individuals with HF and LF in terms of socioeconomic, socio-demographic and self-reported oral health status characteristics.
本研究旨在描述澳大利亚牙科恐惧的患病率，并探讨牙科恐惧与一些人口统计学、社会经济、口腔健康、保险和服务使用变量之间的关系。
对来自所有州和领地的7312名5岁及以上澳大利亚居民的随机样本进行电话访谈调查。
整个样本中高度牙科恐惧的患病率为16.1%。报告高度恐惧（HF）的女性比例高于男性。40 - 64岁的成年人高度牙科恐惧的患病率最高，80岁及以上的成年人患病率最低。低恐惧（LF）组和HF组在社会经济地位（SES）方面也存在差异，SES较高的人群通常恐惧程度较低。患有HF的人更有可能有牙齿、缺牙更多、有牙科保险覆盖且距离上次看牙医的时间更长。
本研究发现当代澳大利亚人群中牙科恐惧的患病率较高，HF和LF个体在社会经济、社会人口统计学和自我报告的口腔健康状况特征方面存在诸多差异。
