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have an effect on the success rate of IDB
Conclusion: The experience of the dentist
as well as the type of local anesthesia
used both have an effect on the success
rate of inferior alveolar nerve block.
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Dental Anxiety and its Possible
Effects on Caries Prevalence among
Jordanian Adults
Hazem Mahmoud Khraisat*, Ayman Farhan
AL-Olaimat
* Working as Periodontist in the Department of
Dentistry, Prince Rashid Bin Al Hassan Military
Hospital. BDS, JB (periodontist) (Jordan)
hazimms@yahoo.com
Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of
dental anxiety and to assess its relationship
with caries prevalence among Jordanian
adults.
Methods: This is a cross sectional study
consisting of 500 adult dentate patients,
(265 males, 235 females) of age range
from19-55 year attending the diagnostic
dental clinic at Princess Aisha Medical
Complex in the period from November
2010 to January 2011. Data was collected
using a questionnaire based on the
Modified Dental Anxiety Scale. Patients
were examined for dental caries prevalence
using the Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth
(DMFT) Index, according to World Health
Organization guidelines.
Results: Only 44 patients (8.8%) had
high dental anxiety scores (≥19, Modified
Dental Anxiety Scale), while the remaining
individuals (91.2%) showed moderate to
low dental anxiety (≤18, Modified Dental
Anxiety Scale).The mean Dental Anxiety
score for males was 9.78 and for females
11.55, with a statistically significant
difference between both genders (p-value