The Claim
Individuals experiencing dental pain have significantly higher levels of dental anxiety, as measured by the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and Dental Fear Survey (DFS), with mean DAS scores 9.3% higher and mean DFS scores 5.6% higher than those without dental pain.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
People who have tooth pain tend to feel much more scared or nervous about going to the dentist than people who don’t have pain.
See the scientific wording
Individuals experiencing dental pain report significantly higher levels of dental anxiety, as measured by both the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) and Dental Fear Survey (DFS), with mean scores 9.3% higher on DAS and 5.6% higher on DFS compared to those without pain.
What the research says
1 studyPeople with tooth pain were found to be more anxious about going to the dentist, and their anxiety levels were higher by almost exactly the amounts the claim says.
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