Nigam Anant Gopal, Marwah Nikhil, Goenka Puneet, Chaudhry Ajay
Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, Mahatma Gandhi Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, NIMS Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
J Int Oral Health. 2013 Dec;5(6):18-24. Epub 2013 Dec 26.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dental anxiety in a group of children aged 3 to 5 years and to explore the relationships between dental anxiety and general fearful nature of the child.
MATERIALS & METHODS: A total of 250 children were selected for the study after due selection via inclusion criteria. Pre-school anxiety scale by Spence and Rapee (1999) was used to assess the general fear of the child and was filled by the parent during the first visit. Venham's anxiety scale was used to assess the dental anxiety which was seen during routine dental examination of the child on his first visit.
The results were statistically analyzed using Chi square test and Karl Pearson coefficient of correlation.
It was concluded that 24% of children showed association between high level of dental anxiety and high level of general fear; 56% of children also exhibited high level of dental anxiety with moderate score of general fear and 20% of children exhibited positive correlation between low level of dental anxiety and fear. How to cite this article: Nigam AG, Marwah N, Goenka P, Chaudhry A. Correlation of general anxiety and dental anxiety in children aged 3 to 5 years: A clinical survey. J Int Oral Health 2013;5(6):18-24 .
本研究旨在确定一组3至5岁儿童的牙科焦虑患病率，并探讨牙科焦虑与儿童一般恐惧特性之间的关系。
通过纳入标准进行适当筛选后，共选择250名儿童参与本研究。采用Spence和Rapee（1999年）编制的学前焦虑量表评估儿童的一般恐惧程度，由家长在首次就诊时填写。采用韦纳姆焦虑量表评估儿童首次就诊时常规牙科检查中出现的牙科焦虑情况。
使用卡方检验和卡尔·皮尔逊相关系数对结果进行统计学分析。
得出的结论是，24%的儿童表现出高水平的牙科焦虑与高水平的一般恐惧之间存在关联；56%的儿童还表现出高水平的牙科焦虑与中等程度的一般恐惧得分；20%的儿童表现出低水平的牙科焦虑与恐惧之间存在正相关。如何引用本文：Nigam AG, Marwah N, Goenka P, Chaudhry A. 3至5岁儿童一般焦虑与牙科焦虑的相关性：一项临床调查。《国际口腔健康杂志》2013年；5(6):18 - 24。
