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Table 2 CDSS-DS mean item scores for all children, boys and girls

From: Effects of child characteristics and dental history on dental fear: cross-sectional study

Item

Total (N = 1522)

Mean (SD)

95% CI

1.Dentists

1.61 (0.89)

1.5–1.6

2.Doctors

1.41 (0.76)

1.3–1.4

3.Injection

2.21 (1.22)

2.1–2.2

4.Somebody examining your mouth

1.38 (0.75)

1.3–1.4

5.Having to open your mouth

1.43 (0.78)

1.3–1.4

6.Having a stranger touch you

1.81 (1.07)

1.7–1.8

7.Having somebody look at you

1.43 (0.80)

1.3–1.4

8.The dentist drilling

2.42 (1.22)

2.3–2.4

9.The sight of the dentist drilling

2.16 (1.19)

2.1–2.2

10.The noise of the dentist drilling

2.04 (1.14)

1.9–2.1

11.Instruments in your mouth

1.93 (1.08)

1.8–1.9

12.Choking

2.29 (1.21)

2.2–2.3

13.Having to go to hospital

1.34 (0.75)

1.3–1.3

14.People in white uniforms

1.14 (0.52)

1.1–1.1

15.Dentist cleaning your teeth

1.39 (0.76)

1.3–1.4

Total

25.99 (9.31)

25.5–26.4

  1. CFSS-DS children’s fear survey schedule–dental subscale, N total number of children, SD standard deviation, CI confidence interval