Table 1 Number of patients and their anxiety level based on total MDAS scores
Total MDAS Score category | Number of patients(n = 480) | Difference in the number of patients in each category | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-treatment (%) | Post treatment (%) | ||
5 (no anxiety) | 0 | 0 | There were no patients that belonged in this category |
6–7(extremely low anxious) | 88(18.3) | 149(31.0) | + 61 |
8–10 (low anxiety) | 201(41.8) | 210(43.7) | + 9 |
11–15(moderate anxiety) | 114(23.7) | 84(17.5) | − 30 |
16–19(high anxiety) | 55(11.4) | 21(4.3) | − 34 |
Above 19 (dental phobic) | 22(4.58) | 16(3.33) | − 6 |
Mean 80.00 SD 72.46 SEM 29.58 | Mean 80.00 SD 84.44 SEM 34.47 | P value* = 0.002 (ANOVA test) | |