Prevalence of dental anxiety and associations with oral health, psychological distress, avoidance and anticipated pain in adolescence: a cross-sectional study based on the Tromsø study, Fit Futures

• Published in: Acta Odontologica Scandinavica
• Main Authors: Nermo, Hege, Willumsen, Tiril, Johnsen, Jan-Are Kolset
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Medisinske fag: 700::Klinisk odontologiske fag: 830::Andre kliniske odontologiske fag: 849; VDP::Midical sciences: 700::Clinical dentistry sciences: 830::Other clinical dentistry sciences: 849; Dental phobia / Tannbehandlingsfobi; Forebyggende psykisk helsevern; barn og unge / Mental health prevention and promotion; children and adolescents; Oral helserelatert livskvalitet / Oral health related quality of life; Tannbehandlingsfrykt / Dental fear; Balsfjord; Norway; Tromsø; Northern Norway
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/14822; https://doi.org/10.1080/00016357.2018.1513558

Objective : To describe the prevalence of dental anxiety (DA) among adolescents in Tromsø and Balsfjord region in northern Norway and present a multivariate logistic regression model to predict high dental anxiety scores (DASs) among these adolescents. Materials and methods : We used self-report que...