Mohebbi S Z, Razeghi S, Gholami M, Kharazifard M J, Rahimian S
Community Oral Health Department, School of Dentistry, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Epidemiologist, Dental Research Center, Dentistry Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2019 Oct;20(5):393-401. doi: 10.1007/s40368-018-0407-z. Epub 2018 Dec 18.
To assess dental fear and its determinants in 7-11-year-old children.
In this cross-sectional (descriptive-analytical) study, the standard Persian version of the Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) questionnaire was completed by 240 parent-child (children aged 7-11 years) pairs referred to dental clinics in Tehran city, Iran. Background characteristics were also inquired.
An equal number of boys and girls participated in the study. The mean score of fear among the children was 21.66 ± 8.33. The causes of fear among the children were, first, injection, and then, seeing the dentist's drill, choking feeling, and finally, filling the tooth. There was a significant correlation between the scores of children's dental fear and their experience of meeting with the dentist (p = 0.001). The result of the regression test showed that the age of the children (p = 0.022) and high levels of dental fear among their fathers (p < 0.001) was related to high levels of dental fear among the children.
The present children revealed a moderate level of dental fear. Taking children's age into account in behavioural management and challenging father's fear seemed to play a key role to reduce the child's fear and prevent its long-term consequences.
评估7至11岁儿童的牙科恐惧及其决定因素。
在这项横断面（描述性分析）研究中，240对亲子（7至11岁儿童）完成了儿童恐惧调查量表 - 牙科分量表（CFSS-DS）问卷的标准波斯语版本，这些亲子来自伊朗德黑兰市的牙科诊所。同时还询问了背景特征。
参与研究的男孩和女孩数量相等。儿童恐惧的平均得分为21.66±8.33。儿童恐惧的原因，首先是打针，其次是看到牙医的钻头、窒息感，最后是补牙。儿童牙科恐惧得分与他们看牙医的经历之间存在显著相关性（p = 0.001）。回归测试结果表明，儿童的年龄（p = 0.022）以及父亲较高的牙科恐惧水平（p < 0.001）与儿童较高的牙科恐惧水平相关。
目前这些儿童表现出中等程度的牙科恐惧。在行为管理中考虑儿童的年龄以及应对父亲的恐惧似乎对减少儿童恐惧并防止其长期后果起着关键作用。
