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Home Factors affecting psychological stress in children who cooperate with dental treatment: a...

Factors affecting psychological stress in children who cooperate with dental treatment: a pilot study

Authors:

  • K. Aoyagi-Naka
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Life Dentistry, Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
  • A. Koda
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Life Dentistry, Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
  • T. Kawakami
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Life Dentistry, Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
  • H. Karibe
    Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Life Dentistry, Nippon Dental University, Tokyo, Japan

ABSTRACT


Aim

Few studies have examined psychological stress and personal anxiety in children exhibiting cooperative behaviour
during dental treatment. We assessed psychological stress and personal anxiety during dental treatment in cooperative children, and
investigated the influence of various factors.

Methods

We measured pre- and post-treatment salivary alpha
amylase (sAA) levels of 28 children aged 8-13 years and their parents. Children completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for
Children (STAIC); their parents completed the STAI. The IA group included children whose sAA levels increased >10,
whereas the DA group included children whose sAA levels decreased >10. We used regression models to calculate the
power of variables to predict children's psychological stress.

Results

The mean anxiety trait score in the IA group was significantly
higher than in the DA group (t-test, P = 0.021). For children with higher STAIC-Trait scores, the OR for increasing sAA was 1.16
(95 CI [1.02-1.31]). Parental or treatment factors did not significantly contribute to incremental sAA levels in children.

Conclusion

Well-behaved children with high anxiety traits may experience high stress levels during dental treatment; however,
parental and dental treatment factors may not affect psychological stress in these children.

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Publication date:

Dec /2013

Keywords:

children, dental anxiety, fear, parents, salivary alpha amylases

Issue:

Vol.14 – n.4/2013

Page:

263 – 268

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: K. Aoyagi-Naka, A. Koda, T. Kawakami, H. Karibe (2013) "Factors affecting psychological stress in children who cooperate with dental treatment: a pilot study", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 14(4), pp263-268. doi:
Vancouver: K. Aoyagi-Naka, A. Koda, T. Kawakami, H. Karibe. Factors affecting psychological stress in children who cooperate with dental treatment: a pilot study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2013Dec.1 [cited 2023Mar.23];14(4):263-268. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/factors-affecting-psychological-stress-in-children-who-cooperate-with-dental-treatment-a-pilot-study/
MLA: K. Aoyagi-Naka, A. Koda, T. Kawakami, H. Karibe Factors affecting psychological stress in children who cooperate with dental treatment: a pilot study. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2013;14(4):263-268

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