Aya Akhras, Mariam ElSaban, Varshini Tamil Selvan, Shaika Zain Alzaabi, Abiola Senok, Nabil Zary, Samuel B Ho
An Inquiry-Based Distance Learning Tool for Medical Students Under Lockdown ("COVID-19 Rounds"): Cross-Sectional Study
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study aimed systematically evaluate prevalence dental anxiety chinese adults provide references decision making oral healthcare searched pubmed web science ebsco embase cochrane library wanfang data cnki vip database collect crosssectional studies dental anxiety chinese adults establishment databases 30 september 2022 literature screening data extraction evaluation risk bias included studies two researchers independently r 404 software used perform metaanalysis total 39 studies included including 24 309 subjects metaanalysis showed prevalence dental anxiety chinese adults 3539 95ci 3131 4001 subgroup analysis showed prevalence rates male female adults 3292 4478 respectively prevalence rates adults aged 16394059 60 4937 4713 3741 respectively prevalence rates mild moderate severe patients 1381 1515 924 respectively prevalence rates adults elementary school middle school university education levels 3381 3584 3624 respectively prevalence rates 3945 4590 adults without dentaltreatment history respectively prevalence rates adults surveyed dental nondental clinics 2710 3931 respectively prevalence dental anxiety chinese adults relatively high primarily moderate anxiety likely occur women young people groups history dental treatment early intervention performed adults dental anxiety improve awareness oral healthcare treatment compliance thus promote oralhealth level adults china