ArticleEuropean archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry2022
Evaluating pain, fear, anxiety or stress/distress using children's drawings in paediatric dentistry: a scoping review.
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- Use of the Lüscher Color Test in Pediatric Dentistry: A Prospective Study in Behaviorally Challenging Pediatric Dental Patients Undergoing Conscious Sedation.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Topical anesthetics methods used to reduce needle pain/discomfort prior to local anesthesia in children and adolescents: a scoping review.Evidence-based dentistry · 2025Article
- Analysis of Pediatric Pulpotomy, Pulpectomy, and Extractions in Primary Teeth Revealed No Significant Association with Subsequent Root Canal Therapy and Extractions in Permanent Teeth: A Retrospective Study.Pediatric reports · 2024Article
- Perception of risk among children: Exploring the risk of TB-rickettsial disease based on the children's drawing pictures in a Mayan community of Yucatan.Health promotion perspectives · 2023Article
- Evaluating pain, fear, anxiety or stress/distress using children's drawings in paediatric dentistry: a scoping review.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this study was to systematically review the literature to answer the question: Can children's drawings represent a helping tool so the dentist can better understand the children's pain, fear, anxiety or stress/distress and their perception concerning the dentist and/or dental treatment?
methodsA scoping review was done. Cochrane Library, EMBASE, LILACS, LIVIVO, PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Grey literature was searched. Cross-sectional, quasi-experimental and qualitative studies in which patients were children and adolescents were included. Two authors independently selected studies to extract data and evaluate methodological quality by using Joanna Briggs Institute tools. Data collected included: characteristics of the studies, drawing evaluation/scales, main results and conclusion.
resultsOut of 1037 papers were identified in search, 25 studies verified the emotional state and the children's perceptions regarding dental environment and the dentist and were included in the narrative synthesis. The spontaneous drawings were useful to identify the children's emotions. Drawings might be considered a helping tool to identify children and adolescents' perception in relation to dental treatment. Few studies used validated instruments. There were methodological disparities among studies.
conclusionsThe drawings can be considered a useful tool in identifying children's pain, fear, anxiety or stress/distress and perceptions about the dentist and/or dental treatment. Future studies with standardized analysis of the drawings are recommended. Code https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/U5BJH . "Retrospectively registered".
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