Estimating the Need for Sedation in Patients with Dental Anxiety and Medical Complexities Reporting to Tertiary Care Dental Hospital Using the IOSN Tool
Table 2
Frequency of participant responses to questions related to anxiety related to dental procedure (n = 237).
Participant responses
1
2
3
4
5
Before going to dentist for treatment tomorrow, how do you feel?
110 (46.4%)
65 (27.4%)
44 (18.6%)
9 (3.8%)
9 (3.8%)
While sitting in waiting room before treatment, how do you feel?
104 (43.9%)
54 (22.8%)
53 (22.4%)
13 (5.5%)
13 (5.5%)
Before getting a tooth drilled, how do you feel?
48 (20.3%)
40 (16.9%)
35 (14.8%)
71 (30.0%)
43 (18.1%)
Before getting tooth scaled and polished, how do you feel?
101 (42.6%)
34 (4.3%)
59 (24.9%)
25 (10.5%)
18 (7.6%)
Before getting local anaesthesia in gum, how do you feel?
35 (14.8%)
34 (14.3%)
33 (13.9%)
35 (14.8%)
100 (42.2%)
Participant responses: 1, not anxious; 2, slightly anxious; 3, fairly anxious; 4, very anxious; 5, extreme anxious.
