Alsadat F A, El-Housseiny A A, Alamoudi N M, Elderwi D A, Ainosa A M, Dardeer F M
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Niger J Clin Pract. 2018 Nov;21(11):1454-1460. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_160_18.
Successful management of dental fear in children prevents its progression into adulthood. This study aimed to assess the level of dental fear among school children and to determine its relationship with dental caries. The study design was a cross-sectional analytical study.
A sample of 1,546 primary school children were randomly selected. The Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) was completed in class to assess child dental fear. Caries experience was measured as decayed, missed, and filled permanent and primary teeth (DMFT/dmft) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.
Approximately 24% of the participated children had high dental fear, and 12.50% of them had severe dental fear. Girls had higher rate of severe dental fear than boys (20% vs. 5%). The severity of caries was significantly increased in children who had higher fear scores (P = 0.035).
About one quarter of 6- to 12-year-old children had dental fear; about half of them had severe dental fear. Dental fear has a direct relationship with decayed permanent teeth and an inverse relationship with restored permanent teeth.
成功管理儿童的牙科恐惧可防止其发展至成年期。本研究旨在评估学龄儿童的牙科恐惧水平，并确定其与龋齿的关系。研究设计为横断面分析研究。
随机选取1546名小学生作为样本。在课堂上完成儿童恐惧调查量表 - 牙科分量表（CFSS - DS）以评估儿童的牙科恐惧。根据世界卫生组织（WHO）标准，将龋病经历测量为恒牙和乳牙的龋、失、补牙数（DMFT/dmft）。
约24%的参与儿童有高度牙科恐惧，其中12.50%有严重牙科恐惧。女孩的严重牙科恐惧发生率高于男孩（20%对5%）。恐惧得分较高的儿童龋病严重程度显著增加（P = 0.035）。
6至12岁儿童中约四分之一有牙科恐惧；其中约一半有严重牙科恐惧。牙科恐惧与恒牙龋坏呈直接关系，与恒牙修复呈反比关系。
