FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DENTAL FEAR AND ANXIETY IN PARENT-CHILD DYAD: Comunicación Breve
Introduction: Oral diseases are a problem in public health at individual and community levels, related to life quality of individuals and defined as a perception of functional, psychological and social aspects together with pain and comfort. Material and Methods: Cross sectional, analytical, quantit...
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| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/24654 |
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| Sumario: | Introduction: Oral diseases are a problem in public health at individual and community levels, related to life quality of individuals and defined as a perception of functional, psychological and social aspects together with pain and comfort. Material and Methods: Cross sectional, analytical, quantitative, observational study. It was made up of 398 children (convenience sampling) aged between 5 and 12, both sexes, all patients from the Department of Pediatrics, School of Stomatology, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis de Potosí, México, treated from December 2015 to November 2016. Surveyed parents (n=398) aged between 18 and 60, both sexes, taking the children treated at the clinic. Results: A significant positive correlation was found. oefficient = 0.336 and p<0.001; with this it is demonstrated that perception of pain intensity was the same. Results ofMcNemar test showed p=1.00, that means that opinion about the pain scale before was the same after treatment. Conclusion: There is a relationship between dental anxiety and fear with factors such as socioeconomic level but more research on the topic is necessary and extend sample size. |
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