@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00005027, author = {Itoh, Naoki and Ayuse, Takao}, issue = {2}, journal = {Acta medica Nagasakiensia}, month = {Jan}, note = {The aim of this study was to identify traumatic dental events that are related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. At a dental clinic, first-time visitors were given a questionnaire that asked patients to indicate whether they felt fear in different dental situations. Patients’ dental anxiety was assessed using the short version of the Dental Anxiety Inventory (S-DAI). Patients’ trauma from dental treatments was assessed using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R). Scores indicated that 16.5% of patients suffered from PTSD symptoms. A weak positive correlation was observed between S-DAI scores and IES-R scores. In a logistic regression analysis, “Not being able to get an anesthetic injection despite reporting pain during treatment” had independent effects on the PTSD symptom group. Our results suggest that a past experience with a dentist who denied a patient’s appeal for additional local anesthesia is related to the patient’s PTSD symptoms about dental treatment., Acta medica Nagasakiensia, 60(2), pp.53-59; 2016}, pages = {53--59}, title = {The denyning of patient’s appeal for additional local anesthesia is related to post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms about dental treatment.}, volume = {60}, year = {2016} }