Dental treatment anxiety in adults in the Canton of Saraguro, Ecuador 2021

Objetives: To determine the frequency of anxiety about dental treatment in the adult population of Cantón Saraguro, Ecuador. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-secctional study.The sample consisted of a total of 403 adults from the Canton Saraguro. Data obtained through the survey called “An...

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Autores: Sarango González, María Mercedes, Villavicencio Caparo, Ebingen
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usmp.edu.pe:article/2530
Acceso en línea:https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/2530
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anxiety
Dental Treatment Anxiety
Fear
Dental office
Ansiedad
Ansiedad al Tratamiento Odontológico
Miedo
Consultorio odontológico
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Sumario:Objetives: To determine the frequency of anxiety about dental treatment in the adult population of Cantón Saraguro, Ecuador. Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-secctional study.The sample consisted of a total of 403 adults from the Canton Saraguro. Data obtained through the survey called “Anxiety to dental treatment”. The same registered in the Excel.  The analysis of the information was carried out through the Chi-square stadistical test. Results: The frequency of axienty to dental treatment in the adult population of Cantón Saraguro was 78.16%. Conclusions: It was determined that the prevalence of axienty to dental treatment is relatively high, so this instrument should be implemented in the dental office to identify the degree of anxiety of the patient in different situations.