Dental fear and oral health and family characteristics of Finnish children

Abstract

Fear of dental treatment is still fairly common among Finnish children, and the factors associated with it differ with the age of the child.

Dental Fear in Children With Repeated Tooth Injuries

“…Th is can be explained by changes due to the growth and development of enhanced self-control and the use of a rational approach in stressful situations, such as dental procedures. Some studies have confi rmed that fear of dental treatment decreases with increasing age because children have control over the way they express fear 15,27,28 . Th is supports the idea that if children can gain experience or become familiar or accustomed with an upcoming dental procedure, then this could reduce the level of their fear and dental anxiety related to the situation.…”

Dental Anxiety Levels and Affecting Factors in 7-14 Years Old Children

“…This finding can be interpreted that children who were anxious before the procedure were more likely to be distressed and affected the child in all dimensions. Rantavouri et al (2004) found that children were affected by age related dental fear in 1474 children, 3-15 years old using the Child Fear Rating Scale (CFSS-DS) in Finland. In their study, the 3-6 years age group children had more dental anxiety [37].…”

“…Rantavouri et al (2004) found that children were affected by age related dental fear in 1474 children, 3-15 years old using the Child Fear Rating Scale (CFSS-DS) in Finland. In their study, the 3-6 years age group children had more dental anxiety [37]. Taani et al (2005) found that girls were more likely to have higher levels of fear than boys on 1021 children aged 12-15 years in Jordan [ 38].Similarly, Önçağ and Çoğulu (2005) found that the dental fear level of girls was higher than in boys on 120 children aged 3-12 years who applied to the Pedodontics Clinic, using the Child Fear Rating Scale (CFSS-DS) [39].…”

6-12 Yaş Grubu Çocuklarda Di̇ş Heki̇mi̇ni̇n Diş Görünüşünün Dental Korku Ve Di̇ş Çürüğü İle İli̇şki̇si̇ni̇n Değerlendi̇ri̇lmesi̇

“…Kruger ve arkadaşları (31) dental korkunun çürükler için önemli bir belirleyici olduğunu belirtmişlerdir . Yapılan çalışmalarda dental korku ile çürük arasında anlamlı ilişki olduğu görülmüştür (31)(32)(33). Hägglin ve arkadaşları (34) ve Schuller ve arkadaşları (35) tarafından yapılan DMFT skorları ve anksiyete ile ilgili çalışmalarda, yüksek anksiyeteye sahip bireylerde çürük diş/diş yüzeyi ve eksik diş sayısının fazla, restore edilmiş diş sayısının az olduğu rapor edilmiştir.…”