The relationship between temperament and behavior in 3-7-year-old children during dental treatment.

Child behavior dental anxiety temperament

Journal

Dental research journal
ISSN: 1735-3327
Titre abrégé: Dent Res J (Isfahan)
Pays: Iran
ID NLM: 101471186

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2021
Historique:
received: 20 05 2019
revised: 26 01 2020
accepted: 19 09 2020
entrez: 9 6 2021
pubmed: 10 6 2021
medline: 10 6 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Various factors affect child behavior in different situations such as in a dental clinic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between temperament and child behavior during routine dental treatment. The present study is a descriptive-analytic study that included 199 children aged 3-7-years from patients referred to a dental clinic of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2018. The Children's Behavior Questionnaire, which is specific to children aged 3-7 years, was used to assess children's dental temperament. Children's behaviors during dental treatment were recorded using Frankl scale. Finally, the data were analyzed by the SPSS-16 statistical software. About 47.9% of the samples were female, with a mean temperament score of 4.79 which was significantly higher than males ( The results of the present study showed that girls had a better mean score of temperament than boys. The inhibitory control and perceptual sensitivity in completely positive children were significantly higher than negative children. In addition, a higher mean score of fear and anger was observed in completely negative children.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Various factors affect child behavior in different situations such as in a dental clinic. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between temperament and child behavior during routine dental treatment.
MATERIALS AND METHODS METHODS
The present study is a descriptive-analytic study that included 199 children aged 3-7-years from patients referred to a dental clinic of Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2017-2018. The Children's Behavior Questionnaire, which is specific to children aged 3-7 years, was used to assess children's dental temperament. Children's behaviors during dental treatment were recorded using Frankl scale. Finally, the data were analyzed by the SPSS-16 statistical software.
RESULTS RESULTS
About 47.9% of the samples were female, with a mean temperament score of 4.79 which was significantly higher than males (
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The results of the present study showed that girls had a better mean score of temperament than boys. The inhibitory control and perceptual sensitivity in completely positive children were significantly higher than negative children. In addition, a higher mean score of fear and anger was observed in completely negative children.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34104359
pii: DRJ-18-12
pmc: PMC8174457

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

12

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Dental Research Journal.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors of this manuscript declare that they have no conflicts of interest, real or perceived, financial or nonfinancial in this article.

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Auteurs

Atousa Janeshin (A)

Dental Sciences Research Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

Mohammmad Habibi (M)

Dentist, Private Practice, Rasht, Iran.

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