Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences King's College London, London, UK.
Paediatric Dentistry Centre of Oral Clinical and Translational Science Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences King's College London, London, UK.
Br Dent J. 2019 Apr;226(8):595-599. doi: 10.1038/s41415-019-0196-8.
Introduction Dental anxiety has been shown to be related to poorer oral health. Limited data exist exploring the relationship between oral health status and dental anxiety in non-clinical populations in children.Aim To compare the oral health of phobic and non-phobic children aged 12 and 15 years.Design Secondary analysis of data from 12-year-old and 15-year-old children in the Child Dental Health Survey 2013.Materials and methods Participants were grouped into non-phobic and phobic groups, depending on their self-reported dental anxiety (MDAS). Descriptive analyses compared the two groups on social demographic factors, clinical status, self-reported oral health status, oral health-related behaviours and oral health impact.Results A total of 601 children were classed as dentally phobic with 4,144 classed as non-phobic. Dental phobic children were more likely to be female, had more active decay and untreated dental disease, and rated their dental health as poorer. Phobic children were more likely to report that their oral health had a negative effect on their everyday life. This group were less likely to brush their teeth regularly or attend the dentist for check-ups.Conclusions Dentally phobic children have more dental disease and express greater impact on their everyday life.
简介
研究表明，牙科焦虑与较差的口腔健康有关。在非临床人群中，关于口腔健康状况与牙科焦虑之间的关系的研究数据有限，特别是在儿童中。
目的
比较 12 岁和 15 岁有恐惧症和无恐惧症儿童的口腔健康状况。
设计
2013 年儿童牙科健康调查中 12 岁和 15 岁儿童数据的二次分析。
材料和方法
根据自我报告的牙科焦虑程度（MDAS），将参与者分为无恐惧组和恐惧组。描述性分析比较了两组在社会人口统计学因素、临床状况、自我报告的口腔健康状况、口腔健康相关行为和口腔健康影响方面的差异。
结果
共有 601 名儿童被归类为有牙科恐惧症，4144 名儿童被归类为无恐惧症。有牙科恐惧症的儿童更可能是女性，有更多的活跃性龋齿和未经治疗的牙科疾病，并且自评口腔健康状况较差。有牙科恐惧症的儿童更有可能报告他们的口腔健康对日常生活有负面影响。这组儿童更不可能定期刷牙或定期去看牙医进行检查。
结论
有牙科恐惧症的儿童有更多的牙齿疾病，并对日常生活有更大的影响。
