Predictors of Dental Fear and Anxiety in 9-12-year-old Children in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

IF 1.4 Q3 DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE

Acta Stomatologica Croatica Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.15644/asc56/3/3

Elmedin Bajrić, Sedin Kobašlija, Amina Huseinbegović, Amila Zukanović, Nina Marković, Mediha Selimović-Dragaš, Amra Arslanagić, Lajla Hasić-Branković, Selma Zukić

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Abstract

Objectives: Oral health in children is additionally burdened with the presence of dental fear and anxiety (DFA). These clinical psychologic entities in their progressive stages inevitably lead to avoidance of dental appointments, which makes prevention and therapy of oral diseases more difficult. Upon the onset of DFA in general, as one of the emotional outcomes of stress in a dental office, most children patients could define the specific stressors that were most intense for them, which could predict the presence of DFA.

Aim: To examine the predictors of DFA presence in 9-12-year-old children, and investigate how they could explain the DFA occurrence in study participants.

Material and methods: The sample consisted of 200 children aged from 9 to 12 years. The DFA presence was determined by the modified version of the CFSS-DS scale. The child's behavior in the dental office during the treatment was evaluated by the trained observer using Venham anxiety and behavior rating scales. Socioeconomic status, characteristics of dental office visits, and previous caries experience were also analyzed.

Results: The main DFA predictors were related to invasive dental treatments, where the behavior during dental treatment was the most accurate expression of the DFA appearance.

Conclusions: Invasive dental procedures are the main stressful factor for DFA occurrence. Predisposing factors could strengthen the DFA occurrence.

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波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那9-12岁儿童牙科恐惧和焦虑的预测因素。

目的:儿童的口腔健康受到牙科恐惧和焦虑(DFA)的额外负担。这些临床心理实体在其发展阶段不可避免地导致回避牙科预约，这使得预防和治疗口腔疾病更加困难。一般来说，在DFA发病后，作为牙科诊所压力的情绪结果之一，大多数儿童患者可以定义对他们来说最强烈的特定压力源，这可以预测DFA的存在。目的:研究9-12岁儿童DFA存在的预测因素，并探讨它们如何解释研究参与者中DFA的发生。材料与方法:样本为200名9 ~ 12岁的儿童。采用改良版的CFSS-DS量表来测定DFA的存在。治疗期间，儿童在牙科诊所的行为由训练有素的观察员使用韦纳姆焦虑和行为评定量表进行评估。社会经济状况、牙科诊所就诊特征和既往龋齿经历也进行了分析。结果:DFA的主要预测因子与有创性牙病治疗有关，其中牙病治疗过程中的行为是DFA外观最准确的表达。结论:有创性牙科手术是导致DFA发生的主要应激因素。诱发因素可加强DFA的发生。

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Acta Stomatologica Croatica DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE-

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2.40

自引率

28.60%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Acta Stomatologica Croatica (ASCRO) is a leading scientific non-profit journal in the field of dental, oral and cranio-facial sciences during the past 44 years in Croatia. ASCRO publishes original scientific and clinical papers, preliminary communications, case reports, book reviews, letters to the editor and news. Review articles are published by invitation from the Editor-in-Chief by acclaimed professionals in distinct fields of dental medicine. All manuscripts are subjected to peer review process.