Journal of Oral Science Research ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (2): 185-188.DOI: 10.13701/j.cnki.kqyxyj.2019.02.020

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Investigation and Analysis on Related Factors of Children’s Dental Fear.

LIU Wan-ying1,2,3,DAI Li-na1,2,3*   

  1. 1. Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400017, China;
    2. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases and Biomedical Sciences, Chongqing 401147, China;
    3. Chongqing Municipal Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Engineering of Higher Education,Chongqing 401147, China.
  • Received:2018-08-09 Online:2019-02-18 Published:2019-02-25

Abstract: Objective : To investigate and analyze the related factors of children’s dental fear with a view to providing some help for the prevention and treatment of children’s dental fear. Methods: One hundred and ten children aged 1-12 years old who went to Stomatological Hospital of Chongqing Medical University during February 2018 to April 2018 were randomly sampled by using clinical rating of anxiety and behavior comparative evaluation system. The data about dental fear gathered from 110 valid questionaires was analyzed with chi-square test. Results: The incidence rate of children’s dental fear in this survey was 58.2%. The result of chi-square test showed that age and bad dental experience were statistically different compared with DF and NDF. Conclusion: The occurrence of children’s dental fear is mainly related to age and bad dental experience.

Key words: Children’s dental fear, Related factor, Questionnaire survey