Fig. 2

Analysis of fear and intention of avoidance (IA) by conditions of dental treatment. a Fear of subjects with an experience (ExpFear) and subjects without an experience (NExpFear) is significantly positively correlated across the 12 conditions. IA of subjects with an experience (ExpIA) and subjects without an experience (NExpIA) is not significantly correlated. The area with a gray shade indicates the conditions with a magnification of fear/IA in non-experienced subjects. b The prevalence of experiencing a condition is significantly negatively correlated with ExpIA but not NExpIA