Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe TORONTO, June 21 (UPI) -- A Canadian study of dental fear factors shows women report being 2.5 times more scared of dental visits, yet young men are the ones who faint most often. In the first Canadian study of dental fear and anxiety, master's degree candidate Brian Chanpong and University of Toronto dentistry professors Daniel Haas and David Locker found 5.5 per cent of the 1,100 Canadians surveyed were very afraid of seeing a dentist. About half of them had canceled or avoided a dental appointment as a result, compared with 5.2 per cent of those people who reported low anxiety. Advertisement But in their findings published in the June issue of Anesthesia Progress, the three suggest men aren't being entirely honest in their reporting. "Women are more likely to be honest about their feelings," said Chanpong. "The typical male would be less likely to admit to being afraid of the dentist. "Yet, it's the young, healthy males who are the ones who often faint in the dental office."
