Table 2 Children’s dental fear and anxiety (DFA)
From: Children’s dental fear and anxiety: exploring family related factors
Not afraid at all | Very little fear | Moderate sfear | Pretty much afraid | Very much afraid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Events/possible triggers | n (%) | ||||
Dentists | 187 (47.3) | 147 (37.2) | 27 (6.8) | 12 (3.0) | 22 (5.6) |
Doctors | 276 (69.9) | 83 (21.0) | 16 (4.1) | 9 (2.3) | 11 (2.8) |
Injections | 122 (31.0) | 139 (35.3) | 52 (13.2) | 26 (6.6) | 55 (14.0) |
Somebody examines your mouth | 265 (67.3) | 93 (23.6) | 24 (6.1) | 6 (1.5) | 6 (1.5) |
Having to open your mouth | 334 (84.8) | 44 (11.2) | 7 (1.8) | 3 (0.8) | 6 (1.5) |
Having a stranger touch you | 100 (25.3) | 120 (30.4) | 82 (20.8) | 37 (9.4) | 56 (14.2) |
Having somebody look at you | 180 (45.8) | 107 (27.2) | 61 (15.5) | 22 (5.6) | 23 (5.9) |
Dentist drilling | 97 (24.6) | 92 (23.3) | 79 (20.0) | 42 (10.6) | 85 (21.5) |
Sight of dentist drilling | 168 (43.0) | 76 (19.4) | 52 (13.3) | 36 (9.2) | 59 (15.1) |
Hearing drilling sound | 155 (39.6) | 92 (23.5) | 56 (14.3) | 30 (7.7) | 58 (14.8) |
Putting instruments in mouth | 172 (43.8) | 102 (26.0) | 46 (11.7) | 25 (6.4) | 48 (12.2) |
Choking | 163 (42.0) | 116 (29.9) | 58 (14.9) | 22 (5.7) | 29 (7.5) |
Having to go to the hospital | 185 (47.4) | 103 (26.4) | 53 (13.6) | 18 (4.6) | 31 (7.9) |
People in white uniform | 302 (77.0) | 56 (14.3) | 15 (3.8) | 8 (2.0) | 11 (2.8) |
Having the dentist clean your teeth | 271 (69.0) | 77 (19.6) | 19 (4.8) | 11 (2.8) | 15 (3.8) |
Mean (SD) of total CFSS-DS score | 29.1 (11.0) | ||||
Range of total CFSS-DS score | 15.0–66.0 | ||||
Possible range of the scale | 15.0–75.0 | ||||
Level of DFA | Non-fearful CFSS-DS score < 32 | Moderate fear CFSS-DS score 32–39 | Fearful CFSS-DS score > 39 | ||
n (%) | |||||
245 (66.9) | 56 (15.3) | 65 (17.8) | |||