• 대한치과의료관리학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2023

Social phobia is a mental disorder that triggers physical reactions, such as cold sweats, headaches, and panic attacks, as a result of anxiety about a particular situation. Individuals with social phobia are thought to be more sensitive to dental anxiety and may have difficulty visiting the dentist as a result. This study aimed to determine the relationship between social phobia and dental fear among college students, who are reported to have a high prevalence of social phobia. A total of 120 survey responses were analyzed. To investigate the variation in dental fear levels based on the level of social phobia, the total social phobia score was divided into two groups: 41 points or more, and 40 points or less. The disparity in dental fear scores was then analyzed using a t-test. The study found that the average score for dental fear was statistically significantly higher in the group with a total social phobia score of 41 points or more compared to the group with a total score of 40 points or less (p<0.05). Furthermore, the group that scored 41 points or higher on the social phobia scale reported experiencing symptoms such as feeling nauseous at the dentist (3.29 points), sweating upon entering the dentist (3.13 points), and feeling afraid when looking at the dentist (3.13 points). The score was high (p<0.05). Therefore, dental patients exhibiting anxiety symptoms require a comfortable treatment environment to alleviate dental fear, and safe, pain-free dental treatment techniques must be employed.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.987-993
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• 2013

Objectives : The aim of the study is to offer basic data that help to reduce dental fear by measuring adult dental fear level with DFS scale. Methods : The subjects were 300 persons including college students in W University and their parents in Jeollabuk-do Province. Data were collected by convenience sampling from May 1 to May 30, 2013. Results : 1. Dental clinic visit provoked pain in 99 people(47.4%). Oral examination and preventive treatment evoked pain in 13 people(6.2%). 2. Women tended to feel much pain than men. Both women and men felt the thrilling fear when a needle pricks the flesh. 3. Respondents having dental caries, gum bleeding, halitosis, shaking tooth, and painful tooth had a higher dental fear level. 4. The direct pain experience(p<0.001) had the greatest influence. The next influencing factor was the insufficient anesthesia(p<0.05). 5. The explanatory power that the pain experience has influence upon dental fear is $R^2$=0.151. Conclusions : The direct pain experience and the insufficient anesthesia experience have the great influence upon patients' dental fear level. Anesthetics and analgesics can be considered as one of the positive methods for pain control.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2015

Background: Many people experience varying levels of discomfort when confronted with the prospect of dental treatment. Dental treatment can be a traumatic experience, especially for children and adolescents with dental anxiety. In this age group, dental fear causes a significant problem in dental management and has been related to severe dental caries and dental pain. The Dental Fear Survey (DFS) is the most widely used measure of dental fear. This study was undertaken to develop the Korean version of the DFS (K-DFS) and test its reliability and validity. Methods: The K-DFS, which uses projective techniques to measure children's and adolescents' dental fear, was developed. The DFS was translated into Korean and participants were selected via convenience sampling. Reliability and validity were tested using data from a sample of 813 middle school students in Gyeonggi Province, selected from the Self questionnaire survey. The K-DFS was administered twice to 102 adolescents aged 12-15 years. Results: The K-DFS had high internal consistency reliability (99.1%) but low test-retest reliability. Conclusions: The results indicate that the Korean versions of the DFS have good internal consistency reliabilities and test-retest validities. However, we need to further examine the test-retest reliability of the K-DFS and replicate the current study in different samples covering various age groups.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2015

본 연구는 서울시 일개 치과의원에 내원한 환자를 대상으로 치과공포 수준을 측정하고, 치과공포 수준 감소를 위한 중재법에 대해 환자가 요구하는 방법을 적용한 후 치과공포 중재법의 효과를 측정하였다. 개입한 치과공포 중재법에 대해서는 전체적으로 '도움이 된다(3.57점)'는 의견이었고, 항목별로는 '어떤 진료인지 미리 설명해 준다(4.38점)', '진료 중에 환자가 손을 들면 언제든 치료를 잠시 멈추어 준다(4.35점)', '진료 중 통증이 발생할 것 같으면 미리 말해준다(4.24점)', '의료진이 부드럽고 웃는 표정을 한다(4.06점)' 순으로 도움이 된다고 하였다. 치과공포 중재법 적용 전과 후의 전체적인 만족도는 각각 4.37점과 4.35점으로 높은 수준이었으나, 적용 후 미미하게 감소하였으며 이는 치과치료 항목과 밀접한 연관이 있을 것으로 사료된다. 치과공포 수준을 감소하기 위해서는 환자의 치과공포 수준 뿐 아니라 치과공포 중재를 위한 요구도를 파악하여 이에 맞는 개입방법을 적용하여 주는 것이 효과적이며, 이에 대한 치과의료 인력에 대한 교육과 매뉴얼 개발이 필요하리라 생각된다.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.118-126
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• 2008

치과공포는 치과의료서비스를 이용하는데 방해요인 중 하나로, 정기구강검진이나 반드시 받아야 하는 치료를 피하게 만들어 구강건강상태를 악화시키며, 많은 치과의료인력에서 환자의 행동을 조절하는데 실패의 원인으로 작용한다. 따라서 치과공포는 구강건강증진과 진료 효율성 측면에서 중요하게 관리되어야 한다. 이에 저자는 만13세 이상 18세 이하인 청소년 총 313명을 대상으로 Dental Fear Survey 척도를 이용하여 치과공포도를 측정하였고, 치과공포와의 관련된 요인 및 이에 영향을 미치는 요인을 분석하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 1. 응답자의 치과공포도는 구강건강상태가 좋은 선진국과 비교할 때 높은 수준이었다. 2. 진료동안 가장 강하게 경험한 생리적 반응은 '근육긴장'이었고, 치과공포를 유발하는 주된 자극요인은 '마취주사기'와 '치아삭제용 드릴'로 나타났다. 3. 치과공포도가 높을수록 치과의료서비스 이용 횟수가 적었고, 정기구강검진을 시행하지 않았으며, 자가 인지한 구강병 증상도 많은 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 치과공포도에 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 요인은 직접통증경험과 치과의사에 대한 신뢰도로 나타났다.

• Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.193-212
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• 2023

It is important to understand patients' anxiety and fear about dental treatment. A patient's anxiety can be quantified through a self-report questionnaire, and many related scales have been developed. In this review, I tried to find out which scale is most suitable for the patient's dental anxiety and fear evaluation by examining the contents of previously developed scales and comparing the strengths and weaknesses of each scale.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.369-380
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• 2017

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of preventive treatment experience on scaling fear level. Methods: A total of 259 adults who had visited the dental clinic were analyzed. The results were summarized as follows. Statistical analysis of the collected data was performed using the SPSS WIN 20.0 statistical program. The general characteristics, scaling experience, and the characteristics of the subjects were analyzed. Frequency of scaling according to general characteristics was analyzed by independent sample t-test, Scaling fears according to treatment experience were tested by t-test. Correlation analysis was performed for scaling fears according to the reliability of dental hygienist. Regression analysis was carried out to investigate factors affecting scaling fear. Results: Level of fear during scaling was higher in females (3.03) than in males (2.54) and that after scaling was scored higher in females (2.68) than in males (2.34) by general characteristics (p<0.001). The adults who were not healthy in oral health showed the highest levels of fear during (3.29) and after (3.00) scaling by oral health status (p<0.001). Adults who had brushing education experience showed lower fear level than those who did not after scaling (p<0.01) according to the experiences of preventive treatments. With respect to the correlation of trust level to the dental hygienists with the scaling fears, it showed higher in the trust level (-0.688) as lower level of scaling fear (-0.642) in the scaling (p<0.01). Confidence level of dental hygienist (-0.661), brushing education experience (-0.121), and oral health status (-0.121) were influenced upon the regression analysis. Conclusions: Oral health education and dental hygiene education are increasing. It is thought that active efforts are needed to promote and maintain oral health.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2017

본 연구의 목적은 일부 성인의 치과공포증과 우울 증상, 스트레스의 연관성을 파악하는 것이다. 치주치료를 받기 위해 치과에 내원한 환자 중 연구 참여에 동의하고 선정 기준에 적합한 68명을 대상으로 하였다. 치과공포, 우울 증상 설문조사와 혈압, 맥박, 그리고 정신적 스트레스를 객관적으로 평가할 수 있는 타액코티졸을 측정하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과, 우울 증상은 '치료약속을 연기', '치료약속을 취소', '근육의 긴장이 증가', '치과에 들어서면 호흡이 빨라짐', '치과에서 진땀이 난 적이 있음', '구역질이 난 적이 있음', '다음 치료약속 시 두려움', '대기실에서 기다릴 때 두려움', '병원 냄새를 맡았을 때 두려움', '치과의사를 쳐다볼 때 두려움', '마취 주사바늘을 볼 때 두려움', '치아 삭제용 기구가 돌아가는 소리를 들을 때 두려움', '치아가 삭제되는 느낌을 받을 때 두려움', '치과에 대한 전체적인 두려움'에서 우울 정도가 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 스트레스 증상은 '치과에서 진땀이 난 적이 있음', '맥박이 빨라짐', '치과에 들어설 때 두려움', '치과에 대한 전체적인 두려움'에서 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 이와 같은 결과를 바탕으로 치과에 내원한 환자의 우울 증상과 스트레스를 조절할 수 있는 효과적인 방법에 대한 연구가 필요하며 치과공포 환자를 위한 이완요법 등의 방안 마련을 하는 지속적인 관리가 필요하다고 사료된다.

• 한국학교ㆍ지역보건교육학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.67-80
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• 2014

Objectives: This study is aimed to analyze the influential factors on the fear that college students and elderly people feel during the dental treatment and provide basic data needed to develop a plan which can lead them to have a positive perspective on dentistry. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 241 outpatients (39 college students, 202 elderly people) visiting dental clinic of 'K' University Hospital in Seoul from January to April, 2013. It was filled in a self-administered manner and collected right away. Results: factor analysis, three factors were configured when the factors with 1.0 or higher of eigenvalue were extracted using 19 questions through which dental fear and anxiety were measured against college students and elderly people. The questionnaires were classified into three categories: Factor I (stimulus response), Factor II (avoidance of the treatment) and Factor III (physiological response which occurs when a patient feels fear). As a result, it was confirmed that the questionnaire tool is highly feasible. In college students, the responses they felt during the dental treatment in the said three factors were as follows: 52.00% in Factor II, 14.14% in Factor II and 6.99% in Factor III (73.129% in total). In elderly people, on the contrary, they were 52.41% in Factor I, 10.57% in Factor II and 7.98% in Factor III (70.958% in total), lower than the college student group. Conclusions: This study is significant in that it confirmed complex relations between dental fear and related variables against college students and elderly people.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.231-245
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• 2007

This study aims to discuss plans to improve the satisfaction level of dental services by understanding characters of beliefs about dental manpower and analyzing its related factors. Data were collected by structured questionnaire whose subjects consist of 1607 persons from 13 years old to 69 years old, who have ever experienced dental institution. Both univariate and biovariate analyses were employed to analyze level of dentist and dental hygienist's beliefs and its related factors and the results gained from the surveys and search are as follows. 1. Among the questions to measure dentist's beliefs, 'Respect for patients' was evaluated as the best, and the lowest items were 'not-hopeful explanation about prognosis of dental treatment', 'satisfactory explanation' and 'whether treatments are stopped by pains or not'. In addition, among questions to measure dental hygienist's beliefs, 'kindly welcome' and 'detailed explanations about medical directions' are the items evaluated as the best and 'notice of waiting time' marked the lowest evaluation. 2. The factors related to beliefs about dentists were age, ache experiences, dental fear, self-reported dental health status, frequence and primary purposes of the visits dental institutions, elapsed time from recently visited, present of favorite dental clinic to visit regularly. 3. The factors related to beliefs about dental hygienists were age, education, occupation, ache experiences, frequence and primary purposes of the visits dental institutions, periodic check of teeth, present of favorite dental clinic to visit regularly. 4. Direct painful, painful treatment experience under insufficient local anesthetic, indirect painful experience and dental fear were positively correlated. And the relationships were positive between ache experiences, dental fear and self-reported dental health status, but relationships were negative between ache experiences, dental fear and dentist! dental hygienist's beliefs.