To Assess the Effect of Parental Anxiety on Children's Behaviour and Correlate Children's Dental Anxiety with Subsequent Dental Visits
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Background:If the anxiety levels of parents is recognized it can help the clinician in designing the behaviour management strategies for the child. Aims: To assess the effect of parental anxiety on children's behavior and correlate children's dental anxiety with subsequent dental visits. Materials and Methods: A total of 175 children of age 6–12 years were randomly selected from various schools of Ghaziabad. Parental dental anxiety was assessed using the Corah's dental anxiety scale (DAS), and child anxiety level was measured using children fear survey schedule-dental subscale (CFSS-DS). Statistical Analysis Used: Pearson's correlation coefficient analysis, ANOVA, and Friedman test were used for statistical analysis of data. Results: There is a significant positive correlation (P < 0.0001) between DAS scores and CFSS-DS scores at all four dental visits. The mean CFSS-DS scores at the first, second, third and fourth dental visits are 34.07, 31.04, and 27.26, respectively, indicating that the score is more during the first dental visit as compared to the second and third visits. Conclusion: The dental anxiety levels of parents may have an influential factor in determining the anxiety levels of children. Moreover, all children also exhibited an improvement in the levels of dental anxiety from the first dental visit as compared to the subsequent dental visits.
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DrMeena Syed1, Sudha Toshniwal
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