Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT03596255

Clinical Estimation of Dental Anxiety

Introduction: Dental anxiety (DA) is treatable and preventable when dental personnel correctly estimate the patient's level of DA. Objective: To evaluate dental personnel's ability to estimate DA.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Centrum för Orofacial Medicin, Torkelbergsgatan 11.

Linköping, Östergötland County, 58212, Sweden

About this study

Method: All public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden, were asked to consecutively recruit adult patients returning for their annual examination. The patient rated DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and a Visual Analogue Scale of dental anxiety (DA-VAS). The patient also recorded gender, age, level of education and confidence in handling DA. After the examination, the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a VAS. The examiner also recorded gender, age, profession, years of experience, country of education, interest in DA, special education concerning DA and confidence in ability to handle DA.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adult patients returning for their annual examination on a public dental clinics in the region of Östergötland, Sweden during a two week period.

Exclusion criteria

inability to fill in the questionnaire

Treatment and study plan

Estimated level of DA

Diagnostic Test

the dental personnel estimated the patient's level of DA (eDA) on a 100mm VAS

MDAS

Diagnostic Test

The patient rated their DA using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS)

Primary outcomes

  1. Estimated Dental anxiety on a 100mm VAS vs MDAS

    Time frame: through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of aproximatly 6 months

    The dental personnel's Clinical estimation of how dentally anxious their patient are (where 0mm represent minimal and 100mm maximal.) compared to the patients one rating of dental anxiety(Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal) .

Secondary outcomes

  1. The patients Dental Anxiety, measured whit the "Modified Dental Anxiety Scale"(MDAS)

    Time frame: through study completion, 2 weeks/clinic and a total of approximately 6 months

    The Patients own ration of how dentally anxious they are. Measured whit the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale(MDAS) where 5 is minimal and 25 maximal

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Other

Collaborators

  • Ostergotland County Council, Sweden

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Jul 23, 2018
Registry last updated
Jul 23, 2018

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.