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dc.contributor.authorMårell, Lena
dc.contributor.authorBergdahl, Jan
dc.contributor.authorTillberg, Anders
dc.contributor.authorStenberg, Berndt
dc.contributor.authorBerglund, Anders
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-03T11:12:04Z
dc.date.available2022-05-03T11:12:04Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-27
dc.description.abstractObjectives The aim was to study self-image and the level of psychological symptoms in patients with symptoms attributed to their dental restorative materials.<p><p> Materials and methods A questionnaire containing questions regarding dental and medical history was answered by 257 participants, one group with local oral symptoms only (LSO), and one group with multi-symptoms (M-S). A reference group was randomly selected from a research database at the Department of Psychology, Umeå University, Sweden. The self-image was assessed using the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB). Psychological symptoms such as somatization, depression, and anxiety were assessed using the Symptom Check List 90 (SCL-90) and the Global Severity Index (GSI) was used to determine the level of psychological symptoms.<p><p> Results SASB showed that the M-S group and the LSO-group scored significantly higher on the Bspontaneous^ and Bpositive self-image^ than the reference group. In the SCL-90, the M-S group scored significantly higher than the LSO-group and the references on the somatization subscales. On depression, anxiety, and the GSI scale, the M-S group scored significantly higher than the reference group.<p><p> Conclusions The two subgroups scored significantly higher on the SASB Spontaneous and Positive clusters which indicates that these patients have an excessively positive self-image, are very spontaneous and have an overconfidence in themselves compared to the reference group. In the M-S group there was a clear tendency to somatization, depression, and anxiety and they were more psychologically stressed than the reference group.<p><p> Clinical relevance Among the patients with illness attributed to their dental materials, the M-S-patients had a significantly higher level of general psychological distress and somatization than the control group which may lead to mental stress.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMårell, L., Bergdahl, J., Tillberg, A. et al. Psychological symptoms and self-image of patients with complaints attributed to dental restorative materials. Clin Oral Invest 23, 2805–2811 (2019)en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1645138
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s00784-018-2707-4
dc.identifier.issn1432-6981
dc.identifier.issn1436-3771
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/24982
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.relation.journalClinical Oral Investigations
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2018 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titlePsychological symptoms and self-image of patients with complaints attributed to dental restorative materialsen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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