The purpose of this study was to evaluate the spread of dental fear among teenagers in the city of Vilnius by means of CDAS, DFS and DBS, and to determine the relation between dental fears and general anxiety of respondents, which was assessed on the general anxiety scale. The study involved 557 schoolchildren aged 12 to 15. The poll of respondents who had dental experience was conducted at nine secondary schools.
Statistical analysis of correlation dependences leads to the conclusion that dental fear is related with numerous characteristics, including timidity (r=.165**), exaggerated anxiety over inessential mat- ters (r=.287**) and essential dental stimuli, such as fear of needle injected (r=.200**), fear of seeing the anaesthetic needle (r=.196**). General level of anxiety as evidenced by the research results shows weak statistical relation with dental fear.
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