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  • Title: Reliability and validity of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Turkish patients.
    Author: Ilgüy D, Ilgüy M, Dinçer S, Bayirli G.
    Journal: J Int Med Res; 2005; 33(2):252-9. PubMed ID: 15790138.
    Abstract:
    We aimed to determine dental anxiety among Turkish patients and assess the sensitivity, specificity, positive/negative predictive values and reliability of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS). Patients referred to our clinic for dental treatment who had a history of dental anxiety were included in the study. 294 randomly selected patients (mean age 38.8 years) completed a questionnaire combining Corah's DAS and MDAS. They were retested 15 days later. The prevalence of dental anxiety was found to be 9.9% (29/294) for Corah's DAS at the cut-off point > or = 15 and 8.8% (26/294) for the MDAS at the cut-off point > or = 19. Both dental anxiety scales gave acceptable sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values at these cut-off points.
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