Assessment of the Relationship Between Parental and Child Dental Anxiety

Year 2024, Volume: 14 Issue: 2, 305 - 309, 22.05.2024

Gülsuhan Kahraman Oya Aktören

https://doi.org/10.33631/sabd.1338778

Abstract

Dental anxiety is a particular form of general anxiety and includes physiological, cognitive, and behavioral components. It can be defined as fear of dental stimuli and procedures, often resulting in significant stress or avoidance. Dental anxiety is a common issue that can affect people of all ages and frequently emerges during childhood and adolescence. This review aims to assess the studies that evaluate the parent-child dental anxiety relationship. In the studies, it is seen that a positive correlation can be determined between the children's and parents' dental anxieties. The relationship between parental and child dental fear was found to be significant in children under the age of eight. It was observed that children of parents with high dental anxiety displayed more negative behaviors during dental treatments, whereas children of parents with low dental anxiety showed more positive behaviors. It has been reported that by reducing parental dental anxiety, dental anxiety in children can be prevented or alleviated.

Keywords

dental anxiety, dental treatment, parents, child, cooperation

Ebeveyn ve Çocuk Dental Anksiyete İlişkisinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Dental anksiyete; genel anksiyetenin özel bir şeklidir ve fizyolojik, bilişsel, davranışsal komponentler içermektedir. Belirgin stres veya kaçınma ile sonuçlanan, dental uyaran ve prosedürlere karşı duyulan kaygı olarak belirtilebilmektedir. Dental anksiyete, her yaştan insanı etkileyebilen ve sıklıkla çocukluk ve ergenlik dönemlerinde ortaya çıktığı görülebilen yaygın bir sorundur. Bu derlemede, ebeveyn-çocuk dental anksiyete ilişkisini değerlendiren çalışmaların değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmalarda; çocukların ve ebeveynlerin dental anksiyeteleri arasında pozitif bir korelasyon tespit edilebildiği, <8 yaş grubu çocuklarda ebeveyn ve çocuk dental korku ilişkisinin anlamlı bulunduğu görülmüştür. Dental anksiyetesi yüksek olan ebeveynlerin çocuklarının diş tedavileri sırasında daha olumsuz, dental anksiyetesi düşük olan ebeveynlerin çocuklarının daha olumlu davranış gösterebildiği; ebeveyn dental anksiyetesinin azaltılabilmesi ile çocuklarda dental anksiyetenin önlenebileceği veya hafifletilebileceği bildirilmiştir.

Keywords

dental anksiyete, çocuk, diş tedavisi, ebeveyn, kooperasyon

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