Nível de ansiedade dental dos alunos de Odontologia-UFS

Abstract

Introduction: Fear and dental anxiety are very common in adults and children who will be subjected to some type of dental procedure, this fear and / or anxiety proves to be a physiological condition in the face of everyday situations that are the origin of the stress. The anxiety about dental treatment has been related to the multifactorial etiology, influenced mainly by internal aspects of the individual, the environment in which he lives and even the situation of dental care. Objective: To evaluate the degree of dental anxiety among UFS dental students, to evaluate the time when there was greater anxiety during treatment, which procedure of dentistry caused greater anxiety among the students and to compare the level of dental anxiety of the students during the course of course. Material and method: This is a quantitative field research with 214 students from UFS dentistry course, through a questionnaire that sought to evaluate students' feelings, signals and reactions related to dental treatment. Results: The moment of greatest anxiety during treatment was the day before the dental procedure, the procedure of dentistry that caused the greatest anxiety to the students was oral surgery and the lowest level of anxiety of the students occurred during the 4th period of the graduation. Conclusion: Most interviewees presented low level of anxiety independent of sex, more invasive procedures such as oral surgery, endodontics and periodontia generate greater anxiety to students.