The Impact of Gender on Child Dental Anxiety in a Sample of Egyptian Children (A Cross-Sectional Study)

Gaber, A.; Khalil, Amani; Talaat, Dalia

doi:10.21608/adjalexu.2018.57570

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“…[16] Likewise, Gaber et al evaluated dental anxiety in 126 children aged 6-10 years and stated higher percentage of girls (30.5%) compared to boys (15.0%) were anxious. [17] In our study, dental anxiety was assessed using the FIS, and it was found that 48% of girls and 42% of boys indicated scores of 4 or 5, which did not differ significantly between the two groups in accordance with the studies indicating no significant relation between gender and dental anxiety. [18,19] Differences in methodology, sample size, and other factors can also influence the results obtained from different studies.…”

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Ağız Sağlığı Eğitim Programına Katılan İlköğretim Okulu Öğrencilerinde Diş Kaygısı Paterni

Çubukçu

Çelik

2023

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Background/Aims: Dental anxiety is a common problem which develops mostly in childhood. The level of dental anxiety perceived by the primary schoolers were determined with Facial Image Scale (FIS) while receiving oral dental health education in their classroom environment. Methods: FIS were applied to 163 third-grade primary schoolers while they were having oral health education course in an interactive way. Gender, white dental attire, and past dental experience(s) were pre-determined variables evaluating the pattern of dental anxiety in the third-grade primary schoolers in this study. Results: The overall anxiety level in children was 46.01%, with no significant difference observed between genders (p=0.4593). Students who were educated by instructors wearing white dental attire were more likely to have a 1&2 FIS score (OR: 3.9 (1.3-11.7); p=0.0156). However, students who had past dental experience expressed significantly more 4&5 FIS scores (OR: 4.38 (2.17-8.85); p < 0.001). Conclusions: Regardless of gender white dental attire created a positive perception in 9-year-old students, but the presence of past dental experience and a history of tooth extraction especially under local anesthesia caused negative perception in the study.

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Ağız Sağlığı Eğitim Programına Katılan İlköğretim Okulu Öğrencilerinde Diş Kaygısı Paterni

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Çelik

2023

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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“…On the contrary other studies found that dental procedures were affected by the child gender where boys were less dentally anxious than girls which goes with the nature of boys who prefer to seem strong. [54,55]. However, Sharma et al [56] found that girls were more cooperative and responsive than boys, which was attributed to the quieter nature of girls.…”

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The effectiveness of Carie-Care™, chemomechanical caries removal technique in primary teeth: randomized controlled clinical trial

Ghanem,

Talaat,

Essawy

et al. 2023

BMC Oral Health

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Background Chemomechanical techniques for caries removal have been introduced to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional rotatory instruments. This study aimed to clinically evaluate the effectiveness of the chemomechanical method of caries removal (Carie-Care™) over mechanical caries removal through the Atraumatic Restorative Technique in pediatric patients. Methods A randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted. Fifty children fulfilling inclusion criteria were recruited from the outpatient clinic of Pediatric and Dental Public health department, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University. Fifty open carious primary molars were randomly assigned into 2 equal groups according to the method of caries removal. In Group I (test group), caries was removed using the Carie-Care™ system and in Group II (control group), by using mechanical caries removal through the atraumatic restorative technique. Resin modified glass ionomer was used for teeth restoration, the two techniques were compared in each child according to time taken for caries removal, efficacy of caries removal, pain assessment, and child behavior. Results The mean time taken for caries removal in the Carie-Care™ treatment group was (575.6 ± 114.8) seconds which was statistically significant higher as compared with the ART treatment group (346.1 ± 97.4) seconds (p < 0.001). The mean score of efficacy in caries removal was (0.6 ± 0.8) in the Carie-Care™ group, and (1.3 ± 0.7) in the ART treatment group. When compared to ART, Carie-Care™ was significantly more efficient in caries removal (p < 0.002). When pain was assessed by the SEM scale, it was observed that the Carie-Care™ caries removal technique showed statistically significantly more comfort during the procedure compared with the ART procedure (p < 0.001).Moreover, children in the Carie-Care™ group enjoyed the process and showed more cooperative behavior when assessed at the end of procedure than those in the ART group with statistically significant difference (p = 0.002). Conclusions Removal of carious tissue in primary teeth using Chemomechanical Carie-Care™ gel proved to be more time consuming than ART, but on the other hand it was more efficient, comfortable, and accepted by the pediatric patients.

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“…To the best of our knowledge, this study is one of the first studies to examine the management of post-traumatic dental care anxiety in pediatric dental practice. In [ 28 ], the authors showed that girls are more dentally-anxious than boys. Yakar et al [ 29 ] reported high dental anxiety scores among women.…”

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Management of Post-Traumatic Dental Care Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Practice—A Clinical Study

Hussein

Akşit-Bıçak²

2022

Children

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Background: It is important to avoid giving children traumatic dental experiences that induce post-traumatic dental care anxiety (PTDA) in clinical dental practices. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether non-pharmacological behavior management procedures can effectively reduce the use of pharmacological behavior management in children who have PTDA and are referred for regular dental treatments under general anesthesia (GA) and sedation. Methods: This clinical study consisted of two groups. The treatment group involved 20 healthy children aged 4–14 with PTDA and also those referred by other institutions for dental treatment with/without GA. The control group was sampled retrospectively from the patient records and involved 20 healthy uncooperative children aged 4–14 with PTDA who had been treated under GA. Results: The number of multiple appointments was significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group. Only 25% of children in the treatment group underwent GA and the rest (75%) were managed with non-pharmacological management techniques. Nine (60%) children who were treated with minimally invasive techniques did not require GA. Conclusions: It is important to treat children as much as possible without causing PTDA by using appropriate behavior management techniques. This study emphasizes the usefulness of thoroughly employing non-pharmacological behavior management methods before directing a child with PTDA for dental treatment under pharmacological behavior management, which can prevent the over-utilization of sedation and GA.

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The Impact of Gender on Child Dental Anxiety in a Sample of Egyptian Children (A Cross-Sectional Study)

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Ağız Sağlığı Eğitim Programına Katılan İlköğretim Okulu Öğrencilerinde Diş Kaygısı Paterni

Ağız Sağlığı Eğitim Programına Katılan İlköğretim Okulu Öğrencilerinde Diş Kaygısı Paterni

The effectiveness of Carie-Care™, chemomechanical caries removal technique in primary teeth: randomized controlled clinical trial

Management of Post-Traumatic Dental Care Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Practice—A Clinical Study

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