Sarıbaş Ebru, Tuncer Mehmet Cudi
Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Dicle University, Diyarbakir 21280, Turkey.
Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır 21280, Turkey.
Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Mar 7;61(3):464. doi: 10.3390/medicina61030464.
Nowadays, dental anxiety is one of the most common problems among the masses globally, causing individuals to avoid seeking dental treatment, which in turn leads to deterioration of quality of life related to oral health. Despite the technological advances in dentistry such that less pain is felt and high comfort performance is maintained, dental anxiety is still seen in individuals. Non-surgical periodontal therapy can be the cause of tension, anxiety, and stress. The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible relationships between pain perception and dental anxiety in individuals who underwent supragingival scaling. In our study, 226 individuals (114 female and 112 male) who were referred to the Dicle University Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Periodontology and who underwent supragingival scaling treatment were included. Participants were asked to complete the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (M-DAS) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to determine anxiety and pain levels and questionnaires containing information on gender, age, education level, previous dental visits, and complications. The M-DAS score for females was significantly higher compared to males ( < 0.05). However, there was no statistically significant difference between genders regarding VAS scores. No statistically significant difference existed between M-DAS and VAS scores and education levels. There was a statistically significant relationship between M-DAS and VAS scores in females ( < 0.05). M-DAS and VAS scores in male patients did not show any statistically significant difference. Female patients exhibited higher levels of dental anxiety, and VAS scores were increased in females; M-DAS scores were also increased.
如今，牙科焦虑是全球大众中最常见的问题之一，导致人们避免寻求牙科治疗，进而导致与口腔健康相关的生活质量下降。尽管牙科技术有所进步，使得人们感到的疼痛减轻且能保持较高的舒适度，但牙科焦虑在人群中仍然存在。非手术牙周治疗可能是紧张、焦虑和压力的原因。本研究的目的是评估接受龈上洁治的个体中疼痛感知与牙科焦虑之间的可能关系。在我们的研究中，纳入了226名转诊至迪克莱大学牙科学院牙周病科并接受龈上洁治治疗的个体（114名女性和112名男性）。参与者被要求完成改良牙科焦虑量表（M-DAS）和视觉模拟量表（VAS）以确定焦虑和疼痛水平，以及包含性别、年龄、教育水平、既往牙科就诊情况和并发症信息的问卷。女性的M-DAS评分显著高于男性（<0.05）。然而，在VAS评分方面，性别之间没有统计学上的显著差异。M-DAS和VAS评分与教育水平之间没有统计学上的显著差异。女性的M-DAS和VAS评分之间存在统计学上的显著关系（<0.05）。男性患者的M-DAS和VAS评分没有显示出任何统计学上的显著差异。女性患者表现出更高水平的牙科焦虑，女性的VAS评分增加；M-DAS评分也增加。
