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Table 3 Number and percent of participants by caries status and by high and low dental fear.

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

 

Number of Participants with All Teeth Sound (Percent)

Number of Participants with Only Moderate Caries Present (Percent)

Number of Participants with Severe Caries Present (Percent)

Participants with High Fear (MDAS >= 19)

6 (10.9%)

6 (8.5%)

7 (28%)

Participants with Low Fear (MDAS < 19)

49 (89.1%)

65 (91.5%)

18a (72%)

  1. a MDAS comparison between caries status and high vs. low dental fear: p = 0.036
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