Dental Anxiety among Students of Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract

Objective: Current study aimed to explore the dental anxiety level among students in schools existing in Lahore. Method: This study was descriptive cross-sectional in nature. Data of 300 students was collected from three schools. Students with age of 13years or above were included in study. MDAS was used to collect data with a section of demographics. SPSS version 23.0 was used for data analysis. Results: Mean MDAS score of the sample was 14.11±4.330. The frequency of mild anxiety (MDAS <11) was 21.3%, moderate to severe anxiety (MDAS 11 to 18) was 62.7%, and dental phobia (MDAS 19 to 25) was 16.0%. Conclusion: Dental anxiousness was found in more than half of the students. Keywords: Dental anxiety, Students, Dental phobia, Extraction