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Table 5 Factors associated with dental fear among Lebanese dental patients

From: Psychometric evaluation of the Lebanese Arabic version of the Dental Fear Survey: a cross-sectional study

 

All (N = 442)

OR

95% CI

p value

Dental experience

  

0.007*

No experience

1.00

  

Scary

3.69

1.07–12.71

 

Embarrassing

0.86

0.14–5.49

 

Painful

3.62

1.64–7.99

 

Wrong treatment

0.95

0.41–2.21

 

Sensation of nausea during dental treatment

  

 < 0.0001*

No

1.00

  

Yes

4.52

2.23–9.15

 

Having dental anxiety (MDAS score > 10)

  

 < 0.0001*

No

1.00

  

Yes

18.71

10.07–34.77

 
  1. Factors entered into the model: age, gender, marital status, educational level, previous bad dental experience, the trauma’s experience period, the perception of a periodontal problem, the dental anxiety as reported by MDAS-A and the sensation of nausea, *P value < 0.05 is considered statistically significant
  2. N frequency, ORadj adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval, MDAS Modified dental Anxiety scale
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