Nouf H Al-Ahmari
Department of Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontic Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Khalid university, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
Nature and Prevalence of Needle Phobia Among Female Saudi Dental Patients
Author(s): M Zakirulla*, Rafi A Togoo, Amjad M Al-Qahtani, Nouf H Al-Ahmari, Sami M Alawwad, Mohammed Ali Alshahrani, Mohammed Ayed M Alqahtani, Nawaf Nasser Alshahrani, Abdulhadi Jaber A Jathmi, Hasan Yahya Alsalhi, Khalaf M Algafel, Abdulrahman Saeed A Alharthi and Muath Ali Aldukayn
Aim: The aim of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate the nature and prevalence of needle phobia among female Saudi dental patients attending dental clinic in college of dentistry, King Khalid University, Abha. Materials and Methods: The sample has been included 1227 female adult individuals above twenty years old, attending outpatient dental clinic in the College of Dentistry King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia. The sampling technique used in the research is simple random sampling technique. A modified type of structured questionnaire utilized by Milgrom et al. was prepared. The questionnaire includes 15 items. The queries were asked concerning the various fears connected with dental shots, including general concern with needles, concern with pain, concern with bodily injury, concern with cross-contamination, and anx.. Read More»