Anwar Sandra Moussa, Mahmoud Sara Ahmed, Aly Mariam Mohsen
Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
BDJ Open. 2022 Apr 8;8(1):10. doi: 10.1038/s41405-022-00103-x.
Predicting child behavior before the first dental visit is considered an effective approach that enables the dentist to guide child behavior during the dental treatment.
The present study aimed to detect psychological attributes of children seeking dental treatment for the first time using the strength and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), evaluate actual child behavior during the dental treatment using Frankl Behavior Rating Scale, and test the association between these attributes and child behavior.
The study was conducted on 128 children aged between 4 and 7 years attending the outpatient Pediatric Dentistry clinic for the first time. Parents were asked to answer the SDQ, then a simple restorative treatment under local anesthesia was performed for children to evaluate their behavior using Frankl Behavior Rating Scale.
About 19.5% of the study sample were categorized as psychologically abnormal, where emotional and conduct problems were the most prevalent psychological attributes by a percentage of 22.7% and 20% respectively. A strong correlation was detected between the total difficulty score and child behavior.
Psychological problems are common among children aged from 4 to 7 years and they also affect their dental behavior.
预测首次看牙前儿童的行为被认为是一种有效的方法，可使牙医在牙科治疗期间引导儿童行为。
本研究旨在使用优势与困难问卷（SDQ）检测首次寻求牙科治疗的儿童的心理特征，使用弗兰克尔行为评定量表评估牙科治疗期间儿童的实际行为，并测试这些特征与儿童行为之间的关联。
本研究对128名年龄在4至7岁之间首次到儿科牙科门诊就诊的儿童进行。要求家长回答SDQ，然后对儿童进行局部麻醉下的简单修复治疗，以使用弗兰克尔行为评定量表评估他们的行为。
约19.5%的研究样本被归类为心理异常，其中情绪和行为问题是最普遍的心理特征，分别占22.7%和20%。在总困难得分与儿童行为之间检测到强相关性。
心理问题在4至7岁儿童中很常见，并且它们也会影响儿童的牙科行为。
