Niveles y factores asociados a la ansiedad dental previo procedimiento odontológico en Clínica UCSG A-2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Dental procedures generate different levels of anxiety in each patient and there are some factors that alter or decrease dental anxiety Objective: To determine the levels and degree of association between the factors involved in dental anxiety in patients who expect to perform some dental procedure in the clinic UCSG A-2017 Materials and Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional, and analytical study was conducted using a survey that included triggering factors and the Modified Corah scale (MDAS) for 200 patients at the UCSG A-2017 clinic Results: 45% of the cases had a moderate level of anxiety, the degree of association of the determined factors is 50%, the prevalence in women aged 31-40 years, which represent 9% of cases and men in ages of 21-30 years being 8% of the cases.