Fig 1.
Steps involved in instrument development.
Table 1.
Comparison of the level of dental anxiety according to the gender, age, educational level, and income variables in the study (N = 1734).
Fig 2.
Distribution of patients according to their dental anxiety level.
Table 2.
Distribution of patients according to their dental anxiety level (N = 1734).
Table 3.
Association between the total dental anxiety score and responses to questions regarding its influencing factors.
Table 4.
Responses to the questions toward preferred management techniques in reducing dental anxiety.
Table 5.
Correlation between dental anxiety and the responses to the questions toward therapeutic ways to deal with anxiety.
Table 6.
Results of multiple linear regression on factors associated with dental anxiety and the responses to the questions toward preferred management techniques in reducing dental anxiety.