The sound of the dentist's drill and students' anxiety scores

L E Scofield; H W Helm Jr

doi:10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.812

The sound of the dentist's drill and students' anxiety scores

Psychol Rep. 2001 Jun;88(3 Pt 1):812. doi: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.812.

Authors

L E Scofield¹, H W Helm Jr

Affiliation

¹ Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 49104, USA.

PMID: 11508024
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.3.812

Abstract

In a sample of 42 college students, a positive correlation of .51 with sound and .56 without sound was found between EMG scores and their total Dental Anxiety Scale scores for those who did and did not hear the drill.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Auditory Perception*
Dental Anxiety / diagnosis
Dental Anxiety / psychology*
Dental Equipment*
Female
Humans
Imagination
Male
Personality Inventory
Students / psychology