scholarly journals Evaluation of Child Anxiety Prior to Dental Care by Means of Modified Venham Picture Test, RMS Pictorial Scale and Facial Image Scale Tests

Author(s):  
Marcia de Freitas Oliveira ◽  
Carlos Efrain Stein ◽  
Fernanda Cristine Leber Schrör ◽  
Wilian Ricardo Keske
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Adam M. Hamudeng ◽  
Fynna R. Ryanda

Anxiety is a psychological and physiological condition which signed by emotion, cognitive, and someone’s behavioral component. Anxiety behavior has long been recognized as the most difficult aspect in the management of patients and may frustrate a dental treatment that will be carried out, especially in children ages 6-12 years. Fear of treatment tooth extraction and local anesthesia is the main reason for kids disliking dental care. This type of research is observational analytic with nonprobability sampling technique, because this study used a population of pediatric patients who visited the location of the research that has been determined. Total sample of this research are 30 people who fulfill the criteria. The sample consist of 16 boys and 14 girls with age range of 6 to 12 years old. The level of anxiety before and after tooth extraction assessed using Facial Image Scale (FIS). Facial Image Scale (FIS) has five criteria which describe the level of anxiety in children, very happy by point 1, happy by point 2, normal by point 3, unhappy by point 4, and very unhappy by point 5. The results of the analysis of differences in anxiety with FIS measurement tools show there are differences in the level of anxiety in children before and after tooth loss based on the location of the jaw, the type of anesthesia applied topically, gender, and overall. Overall, there is a difference in children before and after tooth loss and the difference is significant


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Leslie Carolina Donoso - Delgado ◽  
Katherine Jeanette Campos - Campos

Introducción: La evaluación de la ansiedad dental en pacientes pediátricos es tan importante como la realización del tratamiento. El conocerla, ayudará al especialista a considerar distintas opciones de manejo específicas para cada niño, lo que permitirá aumentar la confianza del paciente y sus padres.Objetivos: Comparar la ansiedad dental usando 3 escalas de medición: RMS Pictorial Scale (RMS-PS), Venham Picture Test (VPT) y Facial Image Scale (FIS) en niños de 4–10 años durante su primera cita dental en el centro odontológico de la Universidad Científica del Sur.Material y métodos: Un total de 50 niños entre 4-10 años de edad en su primera cita dental fueron seleccionados al azar. El nivel de ansiedad se midió utilizando los tres tipos de escalas. Se utilizó la prueba de Chi-cuadrado para determinar la asociación de las variables; y la prueba de Kappa para obtener la concordancia entre las 3 escalas.Resultados: Al evaluar el nivel de concordancia, se encontró una concordancia débil entre FIS y RMS-PS (K= 0,366); y pobre entre FIS y VPT (K= 0,227); y VPT y RMS-PS (K= 0,291). No se encontró asociación estadísticamente significativa entre las 3 escalas asociadas a género y edad; y tampoco en cuanto a la preferencia según género (p>0.05). Sin embargo, según edad si hubo asociación estadísticamente significativa (p<0.05).


e-GIGI ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Uswatun Khasanah ◽  
Paulina Gunawan ◽  
Herdy Munayang

Abstract: One of the most chronic dental diseases suffered by children is caries. Child anxiety during dental care often becomes a hindrance for dentists in order to give the best or optimum care or treatment. Therefore, it is important for the dentists to have a good relationship with patients, especially children. Childern who have a positive interaction with their dentists could overcome their anxiety, so they will not be afraid to go to the dentist. This study was aimed to analyze the relationship between child anxiety during dental care and DMF-T index among children aged 10–12 years old at SDN 27 Manado (elementary school). Subjects were children aged 10–12 years old who had experienced tooth treatment. This was an analytical descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. Data were obtained by using Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) questionnaire and DMF-T examination. The data were analyzed with the Pearson simple correlation test. The results showed that of 40 subjects, 7 children (17.5%) were not anxious for dental care, 24 children (60%) were slightly anxious, 7 children (17.5%) were anxious, and 2 children (5.0%) were very anxious. The DMF-T score 3-5 was the most common, each of 6 children (15%), meanwhile the most rare was the DMF-T scores of 10 and 15, each of 1 child (2.5%). The Pearson test of the correlation between anxiety during dental treatment and DMF-T index showed a P of 0.472. Conclusion: There was no significant correlation between child anxiety for dental care and DMF-T index.Keywords: feeling of anxiety, dental care, DMF-T index Abstrak: Salah satu penyakit kronis yang paling sering diderita anak ialah karies. Kecemasan anak saat menjalani perawatan gigi sering menjadi penghalang bagi dokter gigi untuk memberikan perawatan yang optimal. Oleh karena itu, penting bagi dokter gigi menjalin hubungan yang baik dengan pasien khususnya pasien anak. Anak yang memiliki interaksi positif terhadap dokter gigi dapat mengatasi rasa cemasnya, sehingga mereka tidak akan takut ke dokter gigi dan memiliki kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang baik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hubungan kecemasan terhadap perawatan gigi dengan indeks DMF-T pada anak usia 10–12 tahun di SDN 27 Manado. Subyek penelitian yaitu anak berusia 10-12 tahun yang sudah pernah menerima perawatan gigi sebelumnya. Jenis penelitian ialah deskriptif analitik dengan desain potong lintang. Pengumpulan data menggunakan pengisian kuesioner Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) dan pemeriksaan DMF-T. Analisis data menggunakan uji korelasi sederhana Pearson. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 40 responden, 7 anak (17,5%) tidak cemas terhadap perawatan gigi, 24 anak (60%) cemas ringan terhadap perawatan gigi, 7 anak (17,5%) cemas sedang terhadap perawatan gigi, 2 anak (5,0%) cemas berat terhadap perawatan gigi. Skor DMF-T 3-5 merupakan jumlah terbanyak masing-masing 6 anak (15%), paling sedikit pada skor DMF-T 10 dan 15 masing-masing sebanyak 1 anak (2,5%). Uji Pearson terhadap hubungan antara perasaan cemas anak terhadap perawatan gigi dengan indeks DMF-T mendapatkan nilai P=0,472. Simpulan: Tidak terdapat korelasi antara perasaan cemas anak terhadap perawatan gigi dengan indeks DMF-T.Kata kunci: perasaan cemas, perawatan gigi, indeks DMF-T


2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurlaila Nurlaila ◽  
Noviyanti Noviyanti ◽  
Ning Iswati

Anak yang dirawat dirumah sakit sebagain besar mengalami kecemasan. Salah satu cara menurunkan kecemasan adalah dengan bermain. Congklak merupakan permainan tradisional yang menyenangkan bagi anak, dapat meningkatkan kemampuan motorik halus dan menurunkan kecemasan anak.  Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi bermain congklak terhadap kecemasan anak selama hospitalisasi. Penelitian dilakukan di RS PKU Muhammadiyah Gombong menggunakan desain quasi eksperiment dengan pendekatan one group pre-test-post-test. Sampel berjumlah 34 anak yang diambil dengan purposive sampling. Tingkat kecemasan diukur menggunakan instrumen Facial Image Scale (FIS) sebelum dan setelah terapi bermain. Analisis data menggunakan uji paired t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukan kecemasan anak menurun dari sedang menjadi ringan setelah dilakukan terapi bermain congklak. Ada pengaruh terapi bermain congklak terhadap kecemasan anak selama hospitalisasi. Penelitian selanjutnya diharapkan menerapkan beberapa metode bermain yang berbeda guna mengetahui metode permainan yang paling efektif menurunkan tingkat kecemasan anak pra sekolah selama hospitalisasi.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Hira Abbasi ◽  
Muhammad Saqib ◽  
Rizwan Jouhar ◽  
Abhishek Lal ◽  
Naseer Ahmed ◽  
...  

Introduction. Dental anxiety is a common occurrence in patients undergoing dental treatments, especially in children. The success in paedriatric dental treatments and patient comfort depends on controlling the level of patient’s anxiety in clinical settings. This study is aimed at evaluating the efficacy of different techniques applied for the reduction of dental anxiety in paediatric patients. Material and Methods. One hundred and sixty participants were divided into 4 groups; each group having 40 patients as follows: group I: mobile application “little lovely dentist,” group II: YouTube® “dental video songs,” group III “tell-show-do,” and group IV “control.” Dental prophylaxis treatments were provided to all the participants. Initial anxiety levels were noted during the patient’s education phase by measuring heart rate with pulse oximeter and distress level with facial image scale, at the same time in each group, respectively. The postoperative anxiety was noted later with the same methods, after the application of anxiety reduction techniques. The data obtained were entered in the statistical package for the social sciences software, version 25. One-way ANOVA and paired t -test for matched groups were used to compare mean values of the 4 groups, in this study to determine their effectiveness. A p value of ≤0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results. The mean age of patients in group 1 was 6.8 ± 2.1 years, group 2: 8.15 ± 2.27 years, group 3: 7.5 ± 2.3 years, and group 4: 7.27 ± 1.68 years. The intragroup comparisons of heart rate and facial image scores have shown a significant difference in before and after dental treatment procedures. Marked reduction in heart rate and facial image scale scores were found in patients belonging to group 1 (mobile applications) and group 2 (dental video songs). An increase in heart rate and facial image scale scores was seen in group 3 (tell-show-do) and the control group. Conclusion. The paediatric dental anxiety is a common finding in dental clinics. Behavior modification techniques like smartphone applications, “little lovely dentist,” and “dental songs” can alleviate dental anxiety experienced by paediatric patients. The “tell-show-do” technique although most commonly used did not prove to be beneficial in the reduction of the anxiety levels.


2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paloma Busato ◽  
Raíssa Rigo Garbín ◽  
Catielma Nascimento Santos ◽  
Luiz Renato Paranhos ◽  
Lilian Rigo

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES: Anxiety is usually classified as a disorder of neurotic nature and is often related to contexts of stress, which may include worries, motor tension and autonomic hyperactivity. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of mothers’ anxiety on their children’s anxiety during dental care. DESIGN AND SETTING: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted at in a private dentistry school in the south of Brazil. METHODS: Convenience sampling was used. All mothers of children undergoing treatment were invited to participate in this study. Data to investigate anxiety related to dental treatment among the children were collected through applying the Venham Picture Test (VPT) scale. For the mothers, the Corah scale was applied. A self-administered sociodemographic questionnaire with questions about demographic, behavioral, oral health and dental service variables was also used. RESULTS: 40 mother-child pairs were included in the study. The results showed that 40% of the children were anxious and 60% of the mothers were slightly anxious. Local anesthesia was the procedure that caused most anxiety among the mothers, making them somewhat uncomfortable and anxious (60%). Family income higher than R$ 1,577.00 had an influence on maternal anxiety (75.6%). Maternal anxiety had an influence on child anxiety (81.3%). CONCLUSION: Most of the children showed the presence of anxiety, which ranged from fear of dental care to panic, inferring that maternal anxiety has an influence on children’s anxiety. Dental procedures did not interfere with the mothers’ anxiety, but caused positive feelings, whereas they affected the children more.


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