Validity of the Brazilian version of the Venham's behavior rating scale

Abstract

The results provide strong evidence for the validity of Brazilian version of the VBRS in behavior assessment of children aged 7-13 years during dental care.

Demystifying behaviour and dental anxiety in schoolchildren during endodontic treatment for primary teeth—controlled clinical trial

“…The concern that some interventions generate greater anxiety than others and that this anxiety can lead to negative behaviour was not identified in the age group analysed. Previous studies have investigated the type of procedure and children's perceptions regarding dental treatment, but the assessment of behaviour and dental anxiety is limited since there is no comparison in both invasive procedures as endodontic treatment and dental extraction, making it difficult to compare the present results to previous findings …”

Childhood social, emotional, and behavioural problems and their association with behaviour in the dental setting

“…Furthermore, clinical characteristics may also influence child behaviour. The more complex the dental treatment, the more negative the behaviour tends to be . In the qualitative study of Morgan, children who experienced dental local anaesthesia reported a specific trait of anxiety externalized as “painful to bear,” reinforcing the influence of clinical context on child behaviour.…”

“…The dental treatment performed was identified in the dental records of the children. Three categories were considered as following: (a) Minimally invasive (clinical examination, supervised tooth brushing, and topical fluoride), (b) Invasive (dental restoration and orthodontic treatment), and (c) Very invasive (endodontic treatment, restoration with the use of rubber dam and/or use of local anaesthesia, and tooth extraction) …”

“…When these children come to dental settings, both the dentist and the family should be prepared to deal with such difficulties. Children may present with difficult behaviour to manage due to a series of well‐known established factors, such as parental characteristics, clinical procedures (eg, use of injection for local anaesthesia), pain, negative previous dental experience, and other psychosocial characteristics of children, such as dental anxiety/fear . Only more recently have studies drawn attention to psychological characteristics and their association with the behaviour of children during dental treatment.…”

“…Children may present with difficult behaviour to manage due to a series of well-known established factors, such as parental characteristics, clinical procedures (eg, use of injection for local anaesthesia), pain, negative previous dental experience, and other psychosocial characteristics of children, such as dental anxiety/fear. [12][13][14] Only more recently have studies drawn attention to psychological characteristics and their association with the behaviour of children during dental treatment. Vasiliky et al 15 showed that the child's psychological functioning was related to dental anxiety and behaviour during dental appointments involving local anaesthesia.…”