• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.607-620
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• 2018

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the overall research trends and factors influencing dental fears in the last 10 years (2007-2017) and provide recommendations for future research. Methods: The literature review focused on dental fear research in Korea. Inclusion criteria of selected studies were as follows: studies that examined fear in middle school students or older, studies undertaken between 2007-2017, and studies that examined trends and factors relating to dental fears. Results: Findings from this literature review showed that the most commonly used tool for measuring dental fear was the Dental Fear Survey (DFS). A lack of trust towards the dentist increased dental fear among patients. Women managed fear better than men. Past pain experiences increased dental fear. The most frequent intervention for reducing fear was sound (41.7%). Most of the intervention studies demonstrated a reduction of fear, with the exception of interventions using ear plugs. Fear was increased in studies involving ear plugs. Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, specific measures should be taken to alleviate past pain experiences, such as the fear of anesthetic injections and sensations of the dental drill. Continuous research is needed to reduce dental fear.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2019

Background: Dental anxiety in children is a major barrier in patient management. If dental anxiety in pediatric patients is assessed during the first visit, it will not only aid in management but also help to identify patients who are in need of special care to deal with their fear. Nowadays, children and adults are highly interested in multimedia and are closely associated with them. Children usually prefer motion pictures on electronic devices than still cartoons on paper. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate a newly designed scale, the animated emoji scale (AES), which uses motion emoticons/animojis to assess dental anxiety in children during their first dental visit, and compare it with the Venham picture test (VPT) and facial image scale (FIS). Methods: The study included 102 healthy children aged 4-14 years, whose dental anxiety was measured using AES, VPT, and FIS during their first dental visit, and their scale preference was recorded. Results: The mean anxiety scores measured using AES, FIS, and VPT, represented as $mean{\pm}SD$, were $1.78{\pm}1.19$, $1.93{\pm}1.23$, and $1.51{\pm}1.84$, respectively. There was significant difference in the mean anxiety scores between the three scales (Friedman test, P < 0.001). The Pearson's correlation test showed a very strong correlation (0.73) between AES and VPT, and a strong correlation between AES and FIS (0.88), and FIS and VPT (0.69), indicating good validity of AES. Maximum number of children (74.5%) preferred AES. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the AES is a novel and child-friendly tool for assessing dental anxiety in children.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.19-29
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• 1992

Fear at the dental treatment is a problem not only for patient but for dentist as well, because the anxious patient often require more item, even for simple procedures. The anxiety level in response to dental procedures was evaluated through a simple questionnaire, Corahs, DAS. 783 female and 790 male outpatients were studied at the Dept. of Oral Diagnosis, PNUH from 1988 to 1989. The obtained results were as follows : 1. The anxiety level in female was significantly higher than that in male, and patients in 10s and 30s showed more anxious than those in other groups. 2. Housewives and pupils revealed higher level of anxiety. 3. The anxiety level in 524 (ICD) was the highest in all diseases, inspite of no difference among various diseases. 4. There was significantly higher level of anxiety in the patient of Orthodontics and Pedodontics than those of other departments. 5. There was no difference in anxiety level between acute and chronic group. 6. Dental phobes were more in female than in male.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2011

치과치료와 관련된 공포감을 개인의 불안취약 사고와 치과치료의 경험을 통해 분석하기 위해 치과에 내원한 환자 431명을 대상으로 Dental Fear Survey(DFS)와 불안취약 사고경향(AT&T)을 측정도구로 사용하여 총합척도의 평균, 표준편차하여 독립표본 t검정과 일원분산분석(ANOVA)을 하였다. 치과공포에 미치는 요인에서 다중회귀분석 결과, 치과치료통증경험과 개인의 불안취약 사고경향이 큰 영향력을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 1. 연구대상자의 사회인구학적 특성은 치과공포 수준과 관련되어 DFS 점수가 여성($25.73{\pm}8.27$)이 남성($22.16{\pm}8.46$)보다 높았고, 불안취약 사고경향(AT&T) 역시 여성($31.01{\pm}7.05$)이 남성($28.93{\pm}8.15$)보다 높았다(p<0.05). 성별에 따라 여성이 치과공포감과 불안취약성이 크다는 것을 알 수 있다. 2. 치과의료이용 유형은 치과공포의 정도는 '문제가 발생했을 때 치과에 방문하는 집단'($25.29{\pm}8.57$)이 '정기적으로 치과 방문하는 집단'($22.29{\pm}7.78$)보다 높았다 (p=0.002). 3. 치과경험에 따라 처음 치과를 방문한 시기, 처음 통증을 경험한 시기, 치과불안이 시작된 시기를 치과공포수준에 따라 분석한 결과, 처음으로 치과치료를 받은 시기에 따라 유년기와 청소년기에 치과공포감을 많이 느끼고 성인에서는 그에 비해 덜 느낀다. 처음 치과치료시 통증을 경험한 집단 중 유년기($26.40{\pm}9.54$)에서 치과공포수준이 높았고(p=0.004), 치과불안이 시작된 시기에 따라 유년기($26.56{\pm}8.74$)에 시작된 치과불안이 높은 치과공포수준을 나타냈다(p=0.000). 또한 치과불안이 시작된 시기에서 청소년기(44.3%)가 높은 빈도수를 보였다. 따라서 이 시기에 치과의 인식 형성의 중요성을 알 수 있다. 4. 치과공포 수준에 미치는 요인으로 치과치료 시 통증경험(표준화계수=0.271)과 개인의 불안취약 사고경향(표준화계수=0.246)이 큰 영향력을 미치는 것으로 다중회귀분석결과 유의한 차이가 나타났다(p=0.001).

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.390-397
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• 2007

어린이의 치과불안도를 측정하고자 전주와 익산 3개 초등학교 2학년 어린이 213명을 대상으로 치과치료장면을 그리게 하였고, 보조적으로 설문조사를 시행하였다. 수정된 Sheskin 방법에 의하여 그림을 분석하고 치과불안도(Dental Anxiety Scale, DAS) 점수를 산출하였다. 치과불안도의 점수별 분포는 최저치 0점과 최고치 6점 사이에서 2점이 29.1%로서 가장 많았고, 평균치는 2.00이었다. 치과치료 경험이 없는 어린이들의 치과불안도 평균 점수는 2.82로서 경험이 있는 어린이들의 점수 1.92보다 유의성 있게 높게 나타났다(P<0.05). 남아의 치과불안도 평균 점수는 2.00점, 여아는 1.99로서 유의한 차이는 없었다. 치과치료시 심한 공포를 경험한 어린이들의 비율은 8.2%이었고, 심한 동통을 경험한 어린이들의 비율은 5.6%이었다. 치과치료에 대해 약간 혹은 매우 부정적인 태도를 나타낸 어린이들의 비율은 19.9%, 치과의사에 대해 약간 혹은 매우 부정적인 태도를 나타낸 어린이들의 비율은 4.6%로서 치과의사보다 치과치료에 대해 보다 부정적인 태도를 나타냈다.

• 대한치과마취과학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.6-14
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• 2005

Chronic periodontitis is one of the most common diseases in clinical dentistry, which requires various surgical interventions to treat the moderately to severely destructed supporting periodontium. Most patients have anxiety and fear to these surgical procedures and dentists often have problems dealing with these patients. By applying the conscious sedation technique in outpatient units, periodontists have become able to manage their patients successfully with less anxiety or fear. Also, we have experienced the increased level of patients' satisfaction. Generally, periodontal treatments are time consuming procedures and patients are usually reluctant to the periodontal instruments. This study is focused on the sedation procedure with intravenous midazolam infusion performed in Department of Periodontology of Ewha Womans University Hospital. Using questionnaires, we evaluated 80 randomly selected patients for the anxiolytic effect of intravenous midazolam. Anxiety control using IV sedation was very helpful in performing various periodontal reconstructive and advanced surgical procedures in implant dentistry.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2017

Background: Dental fear is usually associated with hemodynamic changes. Fear of pain during the surgical removal of a lower impacted third molar might cause patients anxiety, thereby leading to avoidance of any future dental therapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of experiencing a surgical impacted-tooth removal on the pain perception-related anxiety and hemodynamic status. Method: Twenty-seven healthy patients aged 15-30 years (mean age, 24 years), for whom surgical removal of bilateral lower third molars was advised, were included. This prospective, randomized, controlled, split-mouth study involved operations on both sides of the mandibular arch, with a 1-month washout period in between. Blood pressure and heart rate were measured before the surgical procedure, during and after the injection, preoperatively, and postoperatively. Pain perception was evaluated using a 100-mm visual analog scale during the injection, preoperatively, and postoperatively after the numbness disappeared. Differences in the blood pressure, heart rate, and pain perception between the two appointments were analyzed using the paired t-test. For all statistical analyses, SPSS version 11.5 was used. Results: The mean pain perception values during the injection and preoperatively showed no significant differences between the two appointments (P > 0.05); however, significant differences in the blood pressure and heart rate were noted before the surgical procedure; preoperatively, the blood pressure alone showed a significant difference (P < 0.05). Conclusion: There was a significant decrease in the blood pressure and heart rate preoperatively; hence, experiencing a surgical impacted-tooth removal can reduce the subsequent preoperative anxiety in healthy patients.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2018

Managing pain and anxiety in patients has always been an essential part of dentistry. To prevent pain, dentists administer local anaesthesia (LA) via a needle injection. Unfortunately, anxiety and fear that arise prior to and/or during injection remains a barrier for many children and adults from receiving dental treatment. There is a constant search for techniques to alleviate the invasive and painful nature of the needle injection. In recent years, researchers have developed alternative methods which enable dental anaesthesia to be less invasive and more patient-friendly. The aim of this review is to highlight the procedures and devices available which may replace the conventional needle-administered local anaesthesia. The most known alternative methods in providing anaesthesia in dentistry are: topical anaesthesia, electronic dental anaesthesia, jet-injectors, iontophoresis, and computerized control local anaesthesia delivery systems. Even though these procedures are well accepted by patients to date, it is the authors' opinion that the effectiveness practicality of such techniques in general dentistry is not without limitations.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2024

Background: The objective of behavioral guidance is to establish effective communication that aligns with a child's requirements to manage disruptive behavior. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the Tell-Show-Do and Ask-Tell-Ask techniques in managing dental anxiety in children during their initial appointment. Methods: The study included 50 children (28 boys and 22 girls) without any prior experience between the ages of 7 and 11 at their first dental visit. The children were randomly categorized into two groups: Group 1, Tell Shows Do, and Group 2, Ask-Tell-Ask. Subsequently, all children underwent noninvasive treatment procedures such as restorations, sealants, and oral prophylaxis. Furthermore, behavioral management techniques were employed based on the allocated group. Finally, anxiety levels for all children were assessed using the Raghavendra, Madhuri, and Sujata Pictorial Scale (RMS-PS) and heart rate at three different intervals (before, during, and after). The obtained data were entered into Microsoft Excel, and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software. A paired t-test and Mann-Whitney U-test were used to compare the mean and median values of the two groups and determine their effectiveness. Results: Children in the TSD group exhibited statistically significant heart rates and RMS-PS scores in intra-group comparisons. However, children in the ask-tell-ask group showed a significant reduction only in the RMS-PS scores (P < 0.001) but not in the measures used to assess heart rate (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Tell-Show-Do was more effective than ask-tell-ask in alleviating dental anxiety in children. The simultaneous application of these two strategies can synergistically alleviate dental anxiety during a child's initial dentist appointment.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2023

Backgrounds: Pain management is one of the most important factors affecting the success of pediatric dentistry. Therefore, new needle- and pain-free local anesthesia techniques have been developed in parallel with technological advancements. The purpose of this study is to compare the pain perception and dental anxiety levels associated with a needle-free injection system (Comfort-in^TM) and the classic needle method during treatment-required infiltration anesthesia in children. Methods: This randomized controlled crossover split-mouth clinical study included 94 children who required dental treatment with local anesthesia using a dental needle or needle-free injection system for the bilateral primary molars. The Wong-Baker Scale (WBS) was used to measure pain perception at different times, and the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS) was used to measure the anxiety level of the child. A statistical software package was used to process the data. Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results: There was no significant difference between the needle-free injection system and dental needle method during the induction stage for filling and pulpotomy (P > 0.05). "Pain on postoperative 1st day" was similar in both types of anesthesia (P = 0.750). Conclusions: The needle-free injection system was as effective as the dental needle method. The Comfort-in^TM system was an acceptable alternative for patients during the postoperative period. Understanding how pain management may be provided during local anesthesia administration and a child's fear and anxiety regarding the dentist may lead to better dental compliance.