Abstract:

Purpose: This study aimed to assess dental anxiety levels, thereby identifying factors which may contribute to dental anxiety in epileptic patients undergoing oral surgery procedures. Methods: Questionnaires were handed out to 85 epileptic patients before the planned oral surgery procedures. The assessment of dental anxiety levels was carried out with Modified Dental Anxiety Scale MDAS and questions regarding dental anxiety. The cut-off point ≥19 was accepted as highly anxious. Data including the patients’ demographic variables were also recorded and the results were analyzed by means of Mann-Whitney U and Chi-square tests. Results: Of 85 patients included, a rate of 17.6% n=15 was indicated as having high dental anxiety levels. Dental anxiety had no correlation with age, age of onset, educational level, type of epilepsy, frequency of seizures, antiepileptic drug use, previous history of oral surgery, previous traumatic dental experience and the number of missing teeth p>0.05 . However, gender p

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