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Table 3 The correlation between CARS score and variables in the study

From: The prevalence of dental anxiety and its association with pain and other variables among adult patients with irreversible pulpitis

Variables

Spearman Correlation

P-value

Pain at the first dental visit

0.167

0.126

Pain at the most recent dental visit

0.269

0.013*

Pain before the present visit

−0.137

0.119

Pain during the present visit

0.121

0.169

Q1 of MDAS (If you went to your Dentist for Treatment tomorrow)

0.289

0.001**

Q2 of MDAS (If you were sitting in the waiting room/waiting for treatment)

0.284

0.001**

Q3 of MDAS (If you were about to have a tooth drilled)

0.280

0.001**

Q4 of MDAS (If you were about to have your teeth scaled and polished)

0.307

0.000***

Q5 of MDAS (If you were about to have a local anaesthetic injection in your gum)

0.242

0.006**

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. **P < 0.01
  3. ***P < 0.001