Assessment of dental anxiety levels among dental emergency patients during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

Berberoğlu, BERKE; Koç, NAGİHAN; Boyacıoğlu Erden, HATİCE; Akçiçek, GÖKÇEN; İriağaç, ŞEYDA; Doğan, ÖZLEM; Ozguven, Ayfer; Zengin, HATİCE; Dural, SEMA; Avcu, NİHAL

doi:10.17219/dmp/139042

Assessment of dental anxiety levels among dental emergency patients during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale

Berberoğlu B., Koç N., Boyacıoğlu Erden H., Akçiçek G., İriağaç Ş., Doğan Ö. B., ...More

DENTAL AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS, vol.58, pp.425-432, 2021 (ESCI, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 58
Publication Date: 2021
Doi Number: 10.17219/dmp/139042
Journal Name: DENTAL AND MEDICAL PROBLEMS
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
Page Numbers: pp.425-432
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2, dental care, visual pain scale, coronavirus, Turkey, fear, VALIDITY, FEAR, RELIABILITY, PAIN, PREVALENCE
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to affect dental emergency services worldwide. Dental anxiety (DA) is described as a common and distressing problem in terms of oral health maintenance.