Studies
Primary studies
26,293 studies included by 1,022 non-Cochrane dental reviews extracted from full text, one record per study, so a study included by several reviews is counted once. Most are randomized trials; etiology and diagnostic reviews also include observational and accuracy studies. Cochrane reviews and reviews with only their headline outcomes do not list their included studies here yet.
ReviewStudies included by Estimating the reliability of the modified dental anxiety scale: A systematic review and reliability generalization meta-analysis.. Show all studies
| Study | Year | Reviews | Review outcomes linked | Trial data |
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| Evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Oral Health Behavior Social Support (OHBSS) Scales in English and Spanish for Mexican-origin young… Finlayson 2025 · Finlayson Tracy L., Garcia-Alcaraz Cristian, et al. · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-025-05880-z | 2025 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Is the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) a Single or Two Construct Measure? A Theoretical and Pragmatic Perspective Humphris 2025 · Humphris Gerald Michael, Newton Jonathan Timothy · Dentistry Journal DOI:10.3390/dj13020068 | 2025 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Impact of Dental Anxiety on the Dental Health Status of Nepali Adult Patients Singh 2024 · Singh Tanuja, Ghimire Tika R., et al. · Clinical and Experimental Dental Research DOI:10.1002/cre2.70034 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Effectiveness of auditory distraction on the management of dental anxiety in patients undergoing tooth extraction at a tertiary care hospital in… Qazi 2024 · Qazi Sheze Haroon, Masoud Saba, et al. · Clinical and Experimental Dental Research DOI:10.1002/cre2.863 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Cultural normative beliefs in the U.S. as a determinant of negative dental experiences and dental anxiety: a preliminary investigation Geers 2024 · Geers Andrew L., Seligman Laura D., et al. · Current Psychology DOI:10.1007/s12144-024-06879-5 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Exploring dental anxiety as a mediator in the relationship between mindfulness or self-compassion and dental neglect Beltes 2024 · Beltes Charalampos, Giannou Kyriaki, et al. · Heliyon DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36920 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| A Cross-Sectional Study on Incidence and Predictors of Self-Reported Dental Anxiety among Nigerian Public Primary Schoolchildren Eseadi 2024 · Eseadi Chiedu, Surjaningrum Endang R. · European Journal of General Dentistry DOI:10.1055/s-0044-1781440 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Psychosocial Determinants of Poor Dental Attendance Among Young Mexican‐Identifying Adults in California Devi 2025 · Devi Aachal, Martinez Lourdes S., et al. · Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology DOI:10.1111/cdoe.13021 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Current status and influencing factors of missing appointments in patients with periodontitis: a cross-sectional study Jiang 2024 · Jiang Jianhong, Shi Xinglian, et al. · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-024-05283-6 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Color perception and its relation to dental anxiety in children Maganur 2024 · Maganur Prabhadevi, Vishwanathaiah Satish, et al. · Dental and Medical Problems DOI:10.17219/dmp/145896 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Swedish version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale Höglund 2024 · Höglund Markus, Göranson Emma, et al. · Acta Odontologica Scandinavica DOI:10.2340/aos.v83.42436 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The Relationship Between Dental Anxiety and Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Periodontitis Padilla-Fonseca 2024 · Padilla-Fonseca Nicole, Araya-Castillo Agatha, et al. · Diagnostics DOI:10.3390/diagnostics14232624 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Association of Anxiety in Patients Visiting Dental Institution Deepa 2024 · Deepa Anumala, Susmitha Koppuravuri Venkata Tirumala, et al. · Journal of Interdisciplinary Dentistry DOI:10.4103/jid.jid_65_23 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| EFFECT OF DENTAL ANXIETY ON ORAL HEALTH VALUE AMONG PROFESSIONAL ADULTS - A CORRELATIONAL STUDY Dash 2024 · Dash Kabir, Mathur Anmol, et al. · BULLETIN OF STOMATOLOGY AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY DOI:10.58240/1829006x-2024.1-82 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Associations between Dental Anxiety Levels, Self-Reported Oral Health, Previous Unpleasant Dental Experiences, and Behavioural Reactions in Dental… Peric 2024 · Peric Ruzica, Tadin Antonija · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) PMID:39202584 | 2024 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dental anxiety and oral health-related quality of life before and after non-surgical periodontal treatment Piedra-Hernández 2023 · Piedra-Hernández Lucía, Batista-Cárdenas Daniela, et al. · Clinical Oral Investigations DOI:10.1007/s00784-023-05165-1 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Relationship Between Types of Information, Dental Anxiety, and Postoperative Pain Following Third Molar Surgery: A Randomized Study Akomolafe 2023 · Akomolafe Ayodele Gbenga, Fatusi Olawunmi Adedoyin, et al. · Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery DOI:10.1016/j.joms.2022.10.016 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Rational thinking as a mediator of the relationship between mindfulness and dental anxiety Yao 2023 · Yao Jiaxuan, Carciofo Richard, et al. · Scientific Reports DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-28879-4 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dental anxiety and ageing anxiety: Moderated mediation roles of Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life and subjective accelerated ageing Shacham 2023 · Shacham Maayan, Ben‐Ezra Menachem, et al. · Journal of Oral Rehabilitation DOI:10.1111/joor.13569 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Adapting a Dental Anxiety Measure to Encourage Empathy Tajirian 2023 · Tajirian Margaret, Juarez Benjamin, et al. · International Journal of Dentistry DOI:10.1155/2023/4909993 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Relationship between dental anxiety levels and oral health among dental patients in Turkey: a cross-sectional study Saba 2023 · Saba Zafer, Katirci Gunseli · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-023-03041-8 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dental Anxiety Among Physicians: Relationship with Oral Problems, Dental Visits, and Socio-Demographic Factors Alkuwaiti 2023 · Alkuwaiti Elaf, Alshubaili Rand, et al. · Patient Preference and Adherence DOI:10.2147/ppa.s406105 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Minimizing the Vicious Circle of Pain–Anxiety–Avoidance: The Role of Positive Affect in Endodontic Therapy Santos-Puerta 2023 · Santos-Puerta Noelia, Peñacoba-Puente Cecilia · Applied Sciences DOI:10.3390/app13074327 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Delay of Dental Care: An Exploratory Study of Procrastination, Dental Attendance, and Self-Reported Oral Health Steinvik 2023 · Steinvik Lene M., Svartdal Frode, et al. · Dentistry Journal DOI:10.3390/dj11020056 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| A Cross-Sectional Study on Cognitive Vulnerability Patterns in Dental Anxiety: The Italian Validation of the Dental Fear Maintenance Questionnaire… Gasparro 2023 · Gasparro Roberta, Di Spirito Federica, et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health DOI:10.3390/ijerph20032298 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Assessment of the Fear and Anxiety of Children Referred to the Department of Pediatric Dentistry Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Dindaroğlu 2023 · Çağırır Dindaroğlu Funda, Eminoğlu Kaval Selma, et al. · The Journal of Pediatric Research DOI:10.4274/jpr.galenos.2023.66743 | 2023 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The variables associated with dental anxiety and their management in primary care dental clinics in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study Sivaramakrishnan 2022 · Sivaramakrishnan Gowri, Makki Hawra, et al. · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-022-02173-7 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dental Anxiety as a Risk Factor for Facebook Intrusion Sobol 2022 · Sobol Małgorzata, Senejko Alicja, et al. · Community Dental Health DOI:10.1922/cdh_00034sobol04 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Psychometric Properties of the Hebrew Modified Dental Anxiety Scale in Adult Israeli Population Shacham 2022 · Shacham Maayan, Greenblatt-Kimron Lee, et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health DOI:10.3390/ijerph19031499 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dental Anxiety and Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life among Rural Community-Dwelling Older Adults Hassan 2022 · Hassan Bothaina Hussein, Abd El Moniem Maha Mohammed, et al. · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health DOI:10.3390/ijerph19137643 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The role of cognitive and non‐cognitive factors in dental anxiety: A mediation model Scandurra 2021 · Scandurra Cristiano, Gasparro Roberta, et al. · European Journal of Oral Sciences DOI:10.1111/eos.12793 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dentist‐administered cognitive behavioural therapy versus four habits/midazolam: An RCT study of dental anxiety treatment in primary dental care Hauge 2021 · Hauge Mariann Saanum, Stora Bent, et al. · European Journal of Oral Sciences DOI:10.1111/eos.12794 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Psychosocial impacts of oral epithelial dysplasia Alsoghier 2021 · Alsoghier Abdullah, Riordain Richeal Ni, et al. · Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine DOI:10.1111/jop.13173 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Assessment of dental anxiety and dental phobia among adults in Lebanon Kassem El Hajj 2021 · Kassem El Hajj Hiba, Fares Youssef, et al. · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-021-01409-2 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Dental anxiety and potentially traumatic events: a cross-sectional study based on the Tromsø Study—Tromsø 7 Nermo 2021 · Nermo Hege, Willumsen Tiril, et al. · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-021-01968-4 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Translation and validation of modified dental anxiety scale based on adult Taiwan population Lin 2021 · Lin Chia-Shu, Lee Chen-Yi, et al. · BMC Oral Health DOI:10.1186/s12903-021-02017-w | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Real-life dental examination elicits physiological responses different to visual and auditory dental-related stimuli Košir 2021 · Košir Tadea, Sajovic Jakob, et al. · PLOS ONE DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0252128 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Prevalence of dental anxiety in patients attending the dental service of two hospitals managed by the Ministry of Health of Peru Espejo-Carrera 2021 · Espejo-Carrera Rosita, Asmat-Abanto Angel, et al. · Journal of Oral Research DOI:10.17126/joralres.2021.018 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Assessment of dental anxiety levels among dental emergency patients during the COVID‑19 pandemic through the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale Berberoğlu 2021 · Berberoğlu Berke, Koç Nagihan, et al. · Dental and Medical Problems DOI:10.17219/dmp/139042 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Translation and Validation of Italian Version of Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (IDAF-4C+): A Cross-Sectional Study Salgarello 2021 · Salgarello Stefano, Garo Maria Luisa, et al. · Dentistry Journal DOI:10.3390/dj9120149 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Psychometric Testing of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale among Iranian Adolescents during COVID-19 Pandemic Lin 2021 · Lin Chung-Ying, Tofangchiha Maryam, et al. · European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education DOI:10.3390/ejihpe11040092 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The effect of dental anxiety on surgical time of mandibular third molar disimpaction Suleiman 2021 · Suleiman AR, Efunkoya AA, et al. · Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice DOI:10.4103/njcp.njcp_501_20 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Effects of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Dentophobia in Clients of Dental Offices in Isfahan, Tehran, and Shahrekord (Iran) Majidi 2021 · Majidi Elham, Manshaee Gholamreza · Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences DOI:10.5812/ijpbs.115684 | 2021 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| A randomised wait-list controlled pilot trial of one-session virtual reality exposure therapy for blood-injection-injury phobias Jiang 2020 · Jiang Michelle Y.W., Upton Emily, et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.076 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Development of a subjective scale for sound quality assessments in building acoustics Ma 2020 · Ma Kuen Wai, Mak Cheuk Ming, et al. · Journal of Building Engineering DOI:10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101177 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Depression, drugs and dental anxiety in prisons: A mediation model explaining dental decay experience Arora 2020 · Arora Garima, Humphris Gerry, et al. · Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology DOI:10.1111/cdoe.12522 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale among Dental Outpatients Ogawa 2020 · Ogawa Mika, Sago Teppei, et al. · The Scientific World Journal DOI:10.1155/2020/8734946 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The relationship between dental fear, anxiety and sociodemography in Jakarta, Indonesia Prihastari 2020 · Prihastari Lisa, Iswara Rima Ardhani, et al. · Dental Journal DOI:10.20473/j.djmkg.v53.i4.p175-180 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| The Italian Validation of the Level of Exposure-Dental Experiences Questionnaire Scandurra 2020 · Scandurra Cristiano, Gasparro Roberta, et al. · Applied Sciences DOI:10.3390/app10031143 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |
| Communication, Trust and Dental Anxiety: A Person-Centred Approach for Dental Attendance Behaviours Yuan 2020 · Yuan Siyang, Freeman Ruth, et al. · Dentistry Journal DOI:10.3390/dj8040118 | 2020 | 1 | 1 | not extracted yet |