Dental Anxiety Before Non-Surgical Periodontal Treatment: Evaluating the Interaction of Gender and Education Level.

Researchers examined how gender and education level influence dental anxiety in 200 patients undergoing initial periodontal treatment. While gender and education alone showed no significant effect, their combined interaction did: anxiety decreased with higher education in females but increased in males.

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