Children’s Fear From Dentists, Based on Literature Data
Volume 5 - Issue 4
Ilma Robo1*, Kristina Myftaraj1 and Saimir Heta2
- 1Albanian University, Department of Dentistry, Tiranë, Albania
- 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, QSUT, Tiranë, Albania
Received:August 08, 2021 Published:August 24, 2021
Corresponding author:Ilma Robo, Albanian University, Department of Dentistry, Tiranë, Albania
DOI: 10.32474/SJPBS.2021.05.000219
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Introduction: Providing quality dental services, priority is given to patients’ approach to painless treatment at the dentist. The pain
experienced by previous dental treatments, triggers the appearance of the feeling of fear that precedes the next dental intervention.
This picture becomes even more difficult when talking about pediatric age and the feeling of fear or anxiety experienced by this age
before dental treatment. Fear of dentists has its origins in childhood, so logically, if fear and anxiety about dental interventions are
to be analyzed, the age of study on this topic should be specifically pediatric age.
Materials and methods: The study is of review type based on the collected articles on the assessment of fear and anxiety in
pediatric ages. A total of 14 articles and literature sources, which were collected based on the study selection criteria. The study
was designed in the context of coping with data figures published by various articles on dental fear and anxiety in pediatric age
specifically.
Results: Based on the data collected, 23% of children reported emotional distress in dealing with the dentist where only 12%
of them expressed feelings of fear.64% of patients appreciate the way the doctor dresses, with white aprons giving him more
confidence and not fear.70% of pediatric patients did not have the feeling of fear of wearing the mask during dental treatments.
Feelings of fear, according to children, leave for a clinic decorated according to age.
Conclusions: Maintaining oral hygiene leads to a healthy dental status that does not face pain originating from the tooth, and
consequently, not recognizing the pain reduces sensitivity and expectation to dental fear or anxiety. The visual appearance of the
clinic and the doctor speaking with body language affects the expectation at the level of fear perception before dental treatment.
Keywords: Fear; Anxiety; Dental Treatment; Hygiene
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