Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 3

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Dr. Devang Pandya.
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Abstract

Background:  To assess Patient fear and Satisfaction with the process of orthodontic treatment and to make Orthodontic visit a pleasantly experience for the patient.  Material and Method: A total of 30 participants in the age range of 14-25 years from north Gujarat area were taken as subjects for the study. The study used a self-constructed questionnaire formulated in English language and containing 23 questions regarding the level of awareness, knowledge and attitude towards orthodontic treatment. A total of 50 Questionnaires were distributed among both genders of patients visiting for follow up orthodontic treatment.  Results: In the present study it was found that 56.66% participants had mild anxiety(n=17), 30% had moderate anxiety(n=9),13.33% had high anxiety(n=4).  The age group of the participants was not statistically associated with anxiety levels. However, a statistically significant association was observed between the education level of patient and their anxiety score. Statistics method: Chi-square test and crosstabs were done for statistics. The study showed that Higher the education level of the participant, lesser was their anxiety score (p=0.015).  Conclusion: Dental anxiety is prevalent among patients seeking orthodontic treatment. Patients with higher education were significantly less dentally anxious (p<0.01) about orthodontic treatments than patients with lesser education. Demographic characteristics such as gender and age of the patient had statistically no significant effect on DAS. This study supports the understanding that dental anxiety is multifaceted and contributing factors extend beyond traditionally accepted stimuli of drills and needles, which are not commonly used in orthodontic practice.

Keywords: Anxiety, Psychology, Compliance, Orthodontic treatment.