ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2019
Factors influencing anxiety levels in children undergoing dental treatment in an undergraduate clinic.
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- Exploring Conscious Sedation in Pediatric Oral Surgery: A Non-Randomized Clinical Trial on Safety and Efficacy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparison of Parental and Children's Dental Anxiety Levels Using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale and Modified Short State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (EMOJI) Scale.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention on Dental Anxiety during Pulpotomy in 7-10 Year-Old Children: A Clinical Trial.Frontiers in dentistry · 2023Article
- Factors affecting the parental knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes towards pediatric dental X-rays.Clinical oral investigations · 2022Article
- Predictors of Dental Fear and Anxiety in 9-12-year-old Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.Acta stomatologica Croatica · 2022Article
- Dental Anxiety Screening and Management Practices in Dental Practice in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.Patient preference and adherence · 2022Article
- Effect of chromotherapy on the anxiety level in the patients undergoing endodontic treatment: A randomized clinical study.Journal of conservative dentistry : JCDArticle
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Abstract
introductionDental anxiety is a kind of fear exerted due to threatening stimuli. Assessing a child's dental anxiety level is very important to perform a particular treatment. The aim of this study is to examine the various factors that determine the anxiety levels in children and evaluate their anxiety levels. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 50 children participated in the survey conducted. Each participant had fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria to answer the questionnaire. It included questions regarding their habits, fears, and dental visit experience. Evaluation of their anxiety levels was done using the facial image scale (FIS) and the modified dental anxiety scale and was correlated with various factors using the Statistical Package for Social Science Software.
resultsFemale children are more anxious than male children toward dental treatment. About 38% were anxious and 16% refused while undergoing radiographic examination and showed significant anxiety levels (
conclusionGender and behavior of the child while diagnosis and radiographic examination, implementation of behavioral shaping techniques, and rapport developed between child and dentist are all influencing factors of dental anxiety. The number of visits to the dental clinic, socioeconomic status, kind of amount of consumption of sugars, and type of treatment being done do not contribute to a child's anxiety level.
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