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Table 2 Means, standard deviations, and numbers of participants on MDAS and R-DBS for all participants, and significances of mean differences on MDAS and R-DBS by dental attendance.

From: Additional psychometric data for the Spanish Modified Dental Anxiety Scale, and psychometric data for a Spanish version of the Revised Dental Beliefs Survey

 

MDAS

MDAS

R-DBS

R-DBS

 

Mean (N)

SD

Mean (N)

SD

Overall Scores

11.87 (156)

5.10

61.16 (136)

25.72

Currently Goes to Dentist?

    

   Yes

10.54 (78)

4.41

55.75 (69)

24.92

   No

13.26a (75)

5.43

65.27b (64)

24.73

Reason for Last Visit?

    

   Preventive

10.39 (74)

4.30

54.11 (64)

22.09

   Pain/Problem

13.19c (34)

4.94

68.88d (30)

26.15

  1. a MDAS comparison between those who do and do not go to a dentist: p = 0.001
  2. b R-DBS comparison between those who do and do not go to a dentist: p = 0.029
  3. c MDAS comparison between those for whom last dental visit was for preventive care vs. pain/problem: p = 0.003
  4. d R-DBS comparison between those for whom last dental visit was for preventive care vs. pain/problem: p = 0.005