Parental anxiety disorders and their impact on dental treatment in children aged 4 to 13 years: a cross-sectional observational study
Children with dental fear and/or anxiety will use all available means to avoid or delay dental treatment, which can cause a deterioration in their oral health. A close relationship has been demonstrated between parents’ fear and/or anxiety about the dentist and the development of dental anxiety in c...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/170874 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/170874 https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14061869 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Dental anxiety Dental fear Caries index Dental treatment |
| Sumario: | Children with dental fear and/or anxiety will use all available means to avoid or delay dental treatment, which can cause a deterioration in their oral health. A close relationship has been demonstrated between parents’ fear and/or anxiety about the dentist and the development of dental anxiety in children. Objective: Our aim is to evaluate the anxiety of children’s parents and the factors that influence the prediction of anxiety and children’s behavior, as well as its impact on the risk of caries. Method: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. For data collection, scientifically validated questionnaires were used for parents (n = 101) and children (n = 101). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi2 test, the independent sample t test, and the Mann–Whitney test. Results: A direct relationship (p = 0.095) was found between the Corah test and the Venham test, as well as statistical significance (p = 0.035) between the STAI-Trait and the Venham test. The type of treatment the child is going to undergo is a determining factor in parental anxiety. A total of 85% of the patients exhibited positive behavior regardless of the degree of parental anxiety. Conclusions: The relationship between the anxiety of the parent and the child was very limited and restricted to specific cases; direct associations were found between the oral state of the child and the anxiety of the parents. |
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