Dental fear and its determinants in 7-11-year-old children in Tehran, Iran.
CFSS-DS Questionnaire
Child
Dentistry
Fear
Oral health
Journal
European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
ISSN: 1996-9805
Titre abrégé: Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101277157
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2019
Oct 2019
Historique:
received:
02
07
2018
accepted:
10
12
2018
pubmed:
20
12
2018
medline:
2
11
2019
entrez:
20
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To assess dental fear and its determinants in 7-11-year-old children. In this cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study, the standard Persian version of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) questionnaire was completed by 240 parent-child (children aged 7-11 years) pairs referred to dental clinics in Tehran city, Iran. Background characteristics were also inquired. An equal number of boys and girls participated in the study. The mean score of fear among the children was 21.66 ± 8.33. The causes of fear among the children were, first, injection, and then, seeing the dentist's drill, choking feeling, and finally, filling the tooth. There was a significant correlation between the scores of children's dental fear and their experience of meeting with the dentist (p = 0.001). The result of the regression test showed that the age of the children (p = 0.022) and high levels of dental fear among their fathers (p < 0.001) was related to high levels of dental fear among the children. The present children revealed a moderate level of dental fear. Taking children's age into account in behavioural management and challenging father's fear seemed to play a key role to reduce the child's fear and prevent its long-term consequences.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30565154
doi: 10.1007/s40368-018-0407-z
pii: 10.1007/s40368-018-0407-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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