Youjie Zhang, Minghui Liu, Zewu Zhu, Hequn Chen
Proton pump inhibitors use is associated with a higher prevalence of kidney stones: NHANES 2007-2018
BMC public health
dental anxiety prevalent issue society characterized uneasy sensation anticipation negative experiences dental settings essence dental anxiety oral health literacy quality life may relationship however shortage evidence examining interplay factors therefore study aimed assess relationship dental anxiety oral health literacy ohl oral healthrelated quality life ohrqol analytical crosssectional study conducted 155 patients referred department oromaxillofacial diseases three questionnaires consisting dental anxiety scale oral health impact profile 14 oral health literacy adult questionnaire used measure anxiety health literacy quality liferelated oral health scores recorded analyzed ibm spss 24 software using independent samples ttest anova besides confirmatory modeling goodness fit index model applied study involved 155 participants mean age 3844 14 years majority females comprising 99 individuals 639 study 89 patients 574 dental anxiety mean ohl score examined participants 988 397 factors anxiety p 0001 ohl p 0012 significant effect ohrqol significant difference mean ohrqol among three categories ohl p 0085 confirmatory modeling showed fourth p 0065 fifth p 0146 questions ohl questionnaire significant effect total score ohl besides factors anxiety p 0001 ohl p 0012 significant effect ohrqol increase one unit anxiety ohrqol score increases 031 oneunit increase ohl score ohrqol score decreases 066 units conclusion seems considering various dimensions oral dental health help patients reduced psychological anxiety notably multicenter studies assessing diverse variables related dental anxiety ohl ohrqol considering comprehensive study designs longitudinal followup could help provide insights changes dental anxiety ohl time affect ohrqol