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KMID : 1157520130090010001
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International Journal of Clinical Preventive Dentistry
2013 Volume.9 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.5
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Prevalence of Dental Fear and Its Relationship with Oral Health in Children
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Patcharaphol Samnieng
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Abstract
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Objective: The aims of this cross-sectional study were evaluation the level of the dental fear and assess the relationship between dental fear and oral health status among 12 year-old children in Thailand.
Methods: The subjects were 212 children (146 girls and 66 boys), who were 12 year-old, lived in Sukhothai province, Thailand. Subject completed a Children's Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) questionnaires. Number of teeth present, decayed and filled teeth, and gingival condition were clinically examined. Children with CFSS-DS ≥38 were defined as dentally anxious.
Results: Dental fear was identified in 50 children (46 girls and 4 boys) (23.6%). The average of the CFSS-DS value was 31.38±10.45. Girls had statistics significant higher mean score of CFSS-DS than boys (p＜0.005). Subjects were defined as dentally anxious had higher decayed teeth (1.73±0.28) than those in the normal group (0.86±0.15) (p＜0.05). Subjects with dental fear was lower in number of filled teeth (0.98±0.16) than the normal groups (1.22±0.32) (p＜0.05). Children with dentally anxious had 48.0% gingivitis with was significant higher than 19.8% gingivitis in the normal groups (p＜0.05).
Conclusion: Twenty-four percentage of all subjects had dental fear, which was related with decayed, filled teeth and gingival condition. Early intensive prevention and early detection of cause of fear is very important in the solution of the problem.
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KEYWORD
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dental fear, children, CFSS-DS, Thailand
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