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Dental Fear Level according to Oral Symptom Awareness in College Students

일부 대학생들의 구강 내 증후증상 인식과 치과공포수준

  • Received : 2016.08.11
  • Accepted : 2016.12.08
  • Published : 2016.12.31
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Abstract

This research studied the relevance of oral symptoms and fear to find solutions for prevention and treatment at the right time. The study was conducted over a three-month period from September to November 2015. College students who lived in the region of Busan were surveyed, and the data from 288 respondents were analyzed. The female students felt a higher level of fear in every item than the males. To be specific, there were statistically significant differences in postponing the appointment (p=0.014), tension during treatment (p=0.001), dread when making the appointment (p=0.001), dread upon arrival (p=0.001), dread in the waiting room (p=0.001), dread of dental smells (p=0.006), dread while undergoing anesthesia (p<0.001), dread when receiving an injection (p<0.001), dread when looking at a tool for tooth preparation (p<0.001), dread of the sound of a tool for tooth preparation (p<0.001), dread of the feelings of tooth preparation (p<0.001), dread during scaling(p<0.001), and apprehension about the entire treatment (p<0.001). Concerning the fear level according to oral symptom awareness, the respondents with dental caries experienced a higher level of fear in terms of treatment avoidance (p=0.001), physiological reactions (p=0.001) and overall Dental Fear Survey (DFS)(p=0.003), and the students whose teeth were broken had a higher level of fear in terms of treatment avoidance (p=0.010), stimulus factors (p=0.031) and overall DFS (P=0.019). The students who had a missing tooth felt a higher level of fear in terms of physiological reactions (p=0.019) and overall DFS (p=0.033), and the respondents with gingival pain felt a higher level of pain in terms of the stimulus factors (p=0.013) and overall DFS (p=0.034). Therefore, college students should be educated to visit a dental clinic when they are aware of any oral symptom, and methods to reduce the stimulus factors as much as possible should be considered carefully to relieve dental fear.

본 연구는 대학생들이 인지하는 구강 내 증후증상과 공포감의 관련성을 연구하여 적절한 시기에 치료와 예방을 위한 방안을 모색하고자 2015년 9월부터 3개월간 부산지역에 거주하는 대학생을 대상으로 최종 288명을 최종 분석하였다. 공포수준은 모든 항목에서 여자에서 높게 나타났으며, 세부적으로는 약속 미룸(p=0.014), 진료 시 긴장(p=0.001), 진료 시 호흡 가쁨(p=0.009), 진료 시 심장 박동 수 증가(p=0.010), 약속 시 두려움(p=0.003), 치과도착 시 두려움(p=0.001), 대기실 대기 시 두려움(p=0.001), 치과냄새 두려움(p=0.006), 마취 시 두려움(p<0.001), 주사바늘 주입 시 두려움(p<0.001), 치아삭제용 기구를 볼 때 두려움(p<0.001), 치아삭제용 기구 소리 두려움(p<0.001), 치아삭제 시 느낌에 대한 두려움(p<0.001), 치석제거 시 두려움(p<0.001), 치과치료 전체에 대한 느낌 나쁨(p<0.001)에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다. 증후증상 인지에 따른 공포수준은 충치가 있는 경우 진료회피(p=0.001), 생리적 반응(p=0.001), Dental Fear Survey(DFS) 전체(p=0.003), 깨진 치아가 있는 경우 진료회피(p=0.010), 자극요인(p=0.031), DFS전체(p=0.019)에서 공포수준이 높았다. 상실치아가 있는 경우 생리적 반응(p=0.019), DFS전체(p=0.033), 아픈 치아가 있는 경우 자극요인(p=0.031), 잇몸의 통증이 있는 경우 자극요인(p=0.013), DFS전체(p=0.034)에서 공포수준이 높았다. 따라서 통증을 느끼기 전 정기적 검진과 더불어서 예방적 처치를 할 수 있는 전반적인 시스템을 구축하여 치과를 내원하는 환자들로 하여금 공포감을 줄여 적절한 시기에 치료를 받을 수 있도록 하여야 할 것이다.

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