Dentophobia-latent Component Factor Analysis of Dental Concerns Assessment Scale

BACKGROUND: Dentophobia (DF) is unreasonable, irrational, excessive, and socially limiting fear of specific situations related to dental care. The condition part the ultimate pathological cluster anxiety. AIM: Objectives present study are: (1) Identification latent factors in psychological manifestation fear, anxiety, phobia (2) comparison these with degree construct gender differences. METHODS: A cross-sectional online-based survey was conducted. primary sociological information collected through a direct individual including 32 items divided into four sections. Statistical data processing includes descriptive statistics, non-parametric hypothesis tests, exploratory confirmatory factor analysis for detection verification factors, internal validity analysis. DISCUSSION: presence conditionally describing “pain fear” possible reason overlap DF other panic disorders medical care described literature. performed wider diverse population sample would produce more credible findings from which draw accurate conclusions. CONCLUSION: This provides better understanding how identify patients who are prone to, or already suffer anxiety allows dentists health-care professionals provide health. this discovered significant difference between encompassing pain social fear.