중학생들의 치과치료 공포수준에 미치는 요인

Objectives: The purpose of this study were to measure the effect of factors analyse the associated by the dental treatment fear of level middle school student`s, and then to provide basic material which can help to improve adolescent`s oral health and dental service. Methods: This subject of study consists of 342 middle schools each 1,2,3 grade Daegu city. The data were collected from July through August 2009, by way of the self-reported questionnaire. The data materials are analyzed by general characteristics and dental service behavior frequency analysis, dental fear of levels general characteristics, dental service behavior, the burden of dental visits, the pain experience of the past χ2-test and dental treatment fear relationship with multiple regression analysis. Results: General characteristics, 56.7% for boys and girls, with 43.3 percent of boys and girls high. dental service behavior in the dental visited was treatment purpose 76.5%, preventive purpose 23.5%. high-level dental treatment fear of the female 60.8%, male 33.0% was higher, The higher age also increased dental fear of the levels, dental services dental visit in 1-2 year the dental fear level of the higher, was statistically significant (p<0.05). Medical purpose `preventive` than `treatment` is a higher dental fear. Factors affecting dental treatment fear experiences directly from your pain (β=0.116), inadequate anesthesia, treatment experience (β=0.126), indirect painful experience (β=0.125) in both a statistically significant positive relationship was found (p<0.05). Conclusions: Finally, it is necessary carry out further studies on the improvement of dental service of oral health of adolescent based on the dental treatment fear. (J Korean Soc Dent Hygiene 2010;10(4):585-593)