Kruger E, Thomson W M, Poulton R, Davies S, Brown R H, Silva P A
Department of Oral Health, School of Dentistry, The University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1998 Oct;26(5):355-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1998.tb01973.x.
Little is known about changes in dental anxiety with ageing and their association with changes in oral health. This study examined the relationship between changes in dental caries experience and dental anxiety from 15 to 18 years of age among adolescent participants in the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. Dental anxiety was estimated using the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS), and individuals with a DAS score of 13+ were identified as being dentally anxious. Dental examinations were performed on 649 individuals at ages 15 and 18, and a DMFS score was computed for each. Caries prevalence among those who were dentally anxious at both 15 and 18 years was significantly higher than for those who were not at either age. Regression analysis revealed that dental anxiety predicted caries incidence between ages 15 and 18 years. Dental anxiety is likely to be a significant predictor of dental caries experience, and may be a risk factor for dental caries incidence.
关于随着年龄增长牙齿焦虑的变化及其与口腔健康变化的关联，我们所知甚少。本研究在达尼丁多学科健康与发展研究的青少年参与者中，考察了15至18岁期间龋齿经历变化与牙齿焦虑之间的关系。使用科拉牙齿焦虑量表（DAS）评估牙齿焦虑，DAS得分13分及以上的个体被认定为牙齿焦虑。对649名个体在15岁和18岁时进行了牙科检查，并为每人计算了DMFS得分。在15岁和18岁时均牙齿焦虑的人群中，龋齿患病率显著高于在这两个年龄都不焦虑的人群。回归分析显示，牙齿焦虑可预测15至18岁之间的龋齿发病率。牙齿焦虑很可能是龋齿经历的一个重要预测因素，并且可能是龋齿发病率的一个风险因素。
