Moore R, Brødsgaard I A, Scheutz F, Birn H
Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet, Aarhus Universitet, Tandlaegeskolen, Forsknings.
Ugeskr Laeger. 1995 Mar 27;157(13):1845-8.
A random sample of residents of the municipality of Aarhus were telephone interviewed about fear of dental treatment and characteristics of any pre-existing dental anxiety. Results showed that 4.2% of 539 residents surveyed had extreme anxiety and 6% were moderately afraid. Results of dental anxiety, especially in the odontophobic group, were years of avoidance of treatment and associated poor subjective perceptions of oral health. Logistic analyses revealed that although dental drilling was the identifying feature of dental anxiety characteristics, the drill could be symbolic for the many persons who perceived dentists as treating them with putdowns, angry comments and hardhandedness. Other persons suffered from multiple fears, which may have an accumulative effect on dental treatment anxiety. A conceptual model is presented as derived from present results and existing clinical and epidemiologic literature.
对奥胡斯市的居民进行了随机抽样，通过电话采访了解他们对牙科治疗的恐惧以及任何既存牙科焦虑症的特征。结果显示，在接受调查的539名居民中，4.2%有极度焦虑，6%有中度恐惧。牙科焦虑症的结果，尤其是在恐牙症患者群体中，表现为多年逃避治疗以及对口腔健康的主观认知较差。逻辑分析显示，虽然牙科钻孔是牙科焦虑症特征的识别标志，但对于许多认为牙医对他们有贬低、愤怒言论和粗暴行为的人来说，钻孔可能具有象征意义。其他人则有多种恐惧，这可能会对牙科治疗焦虑产生累积影响。本文根据目前的研究结果以及现有的临床和流行病学文献，提出了一个概念模型。
