Research Article
Dental Fear among Medical and Dental Undergraduates
Table 1
Kleinknecht’s score of physiologic responses during dental treatment.
| Response | Medical = 779 | Dental = 347 | value | Mean (SD) | Med (IOR) | Mean (SD) | Med (IQR) |
| My muscles become tense | 1.88 (0.89) | 2.0 (1) | 1.99 (0.88) | 2.0 (1) |
0.027 | My breathing rate increases | 1.85 (0.90) | 2.0 (1) | 1.72 (0.85) | 1.0 (1) | 0.030 | I perspire | 1.53 (0.81) | 1.0 (1) | 1.50 (0.77) | 1.0 (1) | 0.616 | I feel nauseated and sick to my stomach | 1.48 (0.79) | 1.0 (1) | 1.27 (0.60) | 1.0 (0) | 0.000 | My heart beats faster | 2.07 (0.99) | 2.0 (2) | 1.83 (0.86) | 2.0 (1) | 0.000 |
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