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Home Fear and/or anxiety of children and parents associated with the dental environment

Fear and/or anxiety of children and parents associated with the dental environment

Authors:

  • A. M. Leal
    School of Dentistry, University of Ceuma, Sao Luis, Brazil
  • K. G. Serra
    School of Dentistry, University of Ceuma, Sao Luis, Brazil
  • R. C. Queiroz
    School of Dentistry, University of Ceuma, Sao Luis, Brazil
  • M. A. Arajo
    School of Dentistry, University of Ceuma, Sao Luis, Brazil
  • E. M. MaiaFilho
    School of Dentistry, University of Ceuma, Sao Luis, Brazil

ABSTRACT


Aim

To assess levels of anxiety in children concerning different dental instruments and equipment and to relate them with
parents' anxiety levels moments before the appointment.

Methods

Fifty children from 4 to 12 years of age
(average of 103.07) and their respective parents were evaluated. A facial scale was used to assess children's anxiety levels,
while the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) was used to assess parents. Friedman test was applied to check any differences in children's
anxiety levels relative to the equipment/instruments, and this was complemented by the use of the Wilcoxon test for two-by-two
comparison. In order to assess correlation between parents' and their children's anxiety levels, the study used Spearman correlation
coefficient.

Results

With regard to parents' anxiety levels, 4 resulted as null, 18 were low, 56 were
moderate, and 22 were exacerbated; children's anxiety level results were: 52 light, 44 intermediate, and
4 intense. Anxiety levels related to instruments/equipment were, in descending order: carpule syringe > paediatric forceps
> dental explorer > x-ray machine > rubber dam punch > high speed handpiece > rubber dam forceps > mouth mirror
> clinical tweezers > dental chair. No correlation was found between parents' anxiety levels and those of their children (p=0.546).

Conclusion

The instruments/equipment used in the assessment generated different anxiety levels in the children. No correlation
was found between parents' anxiety levels and those of their children.

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Publication date:

Dec /2013

Keywords:

anxiety, fear, paediatric dentistry

Issue:

Vol.14 – n.4/2013

Page:

269 – 272

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: A. M. Leal, K. G. Serra, R. C. Queiroz, M. A. Arajo, E. M. MaiaFilho (2013) "Fear and/or anxiety of children and parents associated with the dental environment", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 14(4), pp269-272. doi:
Vancouver: A. M. Leal, K. G. Serra, R. C. Queiroz, M. A. Arajo, E. M. MaiaFilho. Fear and/or anxiety of children and parents associated with the dental environment. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2013Dec.1 [cited 2023Mar.27];14(4):269-272. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/fear-and-or-anxiety-of-children-and-parents-associated-with-the-dental-environment/
MLA: A. M. Leal, K. G. Serra, R. C. Queiroz, M. A. Arajo, E. M. MaiaFilho Fear and/or anxiety of children and parents associated with the dental environment. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2013;14(4):269-272

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