Evaluation of children's dental anxiety levels at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic

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dc.contributor.authorKilinc, Gulser
dc.contributor.authorAkay, Aynur
dc.contributor.authorEden, Ece
dc.contributor.authorSevinc, Nilgun
dc.contributor.authorEllidokuz, Hulya
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T23:12:04Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T23:12:04Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThis study evaluated the dental anxiety levels of preschool children at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic. The anxiety levels of ninety 4-6-year-old (4.99 +/- 0.81) preschool children were evaluated according to pulse rates, the facial image scale (FIS), the Venham picture test (VPT), and the Frankl behavior rating scale. The children's mothers were asked to complete the state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI) forms 1 and 2 (STAI 2 and STAI 2). The sample t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, and Pearson's correlation test were used. A statistically significant difference was observed between the children's pulse rates when measured at the dental clinic and those when measured at the kindergarten (p < 0.001). Although the results were not statistically significant, more negative facial expressions were observed in the children at the dental clinic than in those at the kindergarten when assessed using FIS and VPT (p = 0.090 and p = 0.108, respectively). There was a statistically significant correlation between the transient anxiety levels (STAI 1) of mothers and the VPT scores of their children evaluated at the dental clinic (r = 0.506, p < 0.001). The continuous anxiety level of the mothers of males was found to be significantly higher (p = 0.033) than that of the mothers of females (STAI 2). Although the children had been informed about dentistry and were introduced to a dentist at the kindergarten, their anxiety levels seemingly increased as they arrived at the dental clinic. The significant increase observed in the children's pulse rates was a physical indicator that their anxiety levels had increased. It can be concluded that the children felt more anxious at the dental clinic that at the kindergarten.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2016.vol30.0072en_US
dc.identifier.issn1807-3107
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.pmid27556551en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1590/1807-3107BOR-2016.vol30.0072
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/53168
dc.identifier.volume30en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000404458100004en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSociedade Brasileira De Pesquisa Odontologicaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofBrazilian Oral Researchen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectDental Anxietyen_US
dc.subjectChilden_US
dc.subjectPreschoolen_US
dc.subjectFearen_US
dc.subjectBehavioren_US
dc.subjectParentsen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of children's dental anxiety levels at a kindergarten and at a dental clinicen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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