Dental anxiety prediction using Venham Picture test: A preliminary cross-sectional study

Abstract

Anxiety or fearfulness affects a child's behavior, and to a large extent, determines the success of a dental treatment. It is essential to identify anxious children at the earliest age possible rather than simply deal with them later. It is crucial that every effort be made to ensure a positive experience for each child patient. Appropriate acknowledgment of patient's anxiety can solidify their confidence and allows the pediatric dentist an informed review of potential management options specific to every individual. In the present cross-sectional study, Venham Picture, a psychometric test, was used to estimate the prevalence of dental anxiety among children in the age group 6-10 years, with and without previous dental experience.

Levels of Anxiety and Salivary Alpha-Amylase in Children During Restorative Dental Treatment

“…Among these factors, indirect fear -the fear that the child perceives in those surrounding him or being passed through reports -accounts for most of this anxiety [3,4].…”

The long‐term effect of previous dental treatment under general anaesthesia on children's dental fear and anxiety

“…In contrast, other reports have found no difference in the severity of dental anxiety between age groups . Interestingly, certain other reports concluded that dental anxiety increases with age .…”

Tooth fragment embedded in the lower lip for 10 months following dentoalveolar trauma: A case report with literature review

“…[1–23] Among these, in most of the reported cases (16 out of 24 case reports), the lower lip was the most common site for the embedded incisor fragment. [1,3,4,9,11–17,19,20,22,23] However, Kalra et al ,[10] Cubukcu et al ,[18] and Agarwal et al [2] reported cases with tooth fragments embedded in the upper lip. McDonnell and McKiernan (in 1986)[7] and Hill et al [6] published case reports of tooth fragments embedded in the tongue.…”

“…If laceration and bleeding make clinical examination difficult, simple soft tissue and occlusal radiographs should be taken to help detect tooth fragments entrapped in the oral soft tissues. [2,18,23] Once the embedded tooth is diagnosed on radiographs, complete removal of the fractured tooth fragment is important to prevent infection, disfiguring, scarring and discoloration of the skin.…”

“…[1] The reason for the increased vulnerability of the maxillary incisors to fracturing is because of the projection of anterior teeth and the short labial lip that does not adequately protect these teeth. [2] Therefore, broken, lost, swallowed, or aspirated teeth can be a hazard in dental and medical practice. One additional hazard is the embedding of fractured tooth fragments in the soft tissues,[1–23] particularly in the lip.…”