The Association Between Parental Anxiety and Child Behavior.

Cairo University158 enrolled

Overview

Parents' dental anxiety is demonstrated as a significant indicator for children's dental anxiety and parents play a key role in children's anxiety and fear development. Studies have shown that parents who are fearful and anxious about dental treatments are associated with an increase in the occurrence of caries disease in their children, since they are more resistant to accompany their children to the dentist. People with a high level of dental anxiety, both children and adults, can be difficult to treat, take longer, and have behavioral issues, all of which can lead to a stressful and unpleasant experience for both the patient and the dental practitioner

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

158

Conditions

Parental Anxiety,Child Behavior

Interventions

Simple restorative treatmentPROCEDURE

Simple Occlusal Cavity class I then followed by final restoration

Eligibility

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Children, age ranging from 4 to 6 years old, of both sexes, have simple Occlusal cavities attending the pediatric dental clinic. * Parents of both genders Exclusion Criteria: * Children who do not have the cognition to respond to the anxiety test or are not authorized by parents and medically compromised children. * Parents who could not respond to the research tools.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prevalence of Parental anxiety

The Modified Dental Anxiety Scale Scores (5-25)

Time frame: baseline

Secondary Outcomes

Prevalence of Child Anxiety

The Modified Venham Picture Test Scores (0- 8)

Time frame: Baseline

Child behavior in dental care

Venham Behavior Rating Scale.

Time frame: During the procedure