Abstract:

Objective　To reveal the correlation between personal anxiety (PA) and dental fear (DF) among the junior college students in Southwest China.Methods　The Corah′s questionnaire and personal anxietymeasuring indicator (SAS) were conduct- ed on 1 975 junior college students in Chengdu. The collected datawas analyzed by Software SPSS 10.Results　A correlationwas found between DF and PA (χ2=3.97,P<0.05). The score of DF was well related with the score of the 15 questions designed (r=0.913,P=0.000). The side affections during dental treatment process had significant effects on DF (r=0.409,P= 0·000).Conclusion　A correlation was found between DF and PA among the junior college students in Southwest China.

Key words: dental fear, personal anxiety, correlation analysis, college students