OLIVEIRA, C. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9517626139438798; OLIVEIRA, Cícera Alane de.
Resumen:
The objectives of this study were to determine the profile of children aged 6 to 12
years of age, with respect to front anxiety to dental treatment and assess the main
factors that trigger anxiety in this population. The study sample consisted of 200
children with an average age of 8.5 years who attended the School Clinic of the
Federal University of Campina Grande Dentistry and Basic Health Units of the Patos-
PB county family between June 2015 and May 2016. The anxiety during treatment
was evaluated using the Dental Anxiety Scale and the Come Picture Test. The chisquare
test and Fisher exact tests were used to explore the level of significance of
associations between variables. Results in anxiety was observed in most children
(Dental Anxiety Scale - 89% and Come Picture Test - 70.5%) and the prevailing
levels were low and moderate. The child's age was significantly associated with
anxiety (p = 0.014) through the test Come Picture Test, whereas gender did not show
this correlation. Moreover, the anxiety suffered influence of all the factors studied
marking consultation, waiting room, dental pen and periodontal scaling. Thus it was
concluded that the majority of children had anxiety and that triggers studied acted
considerably in the development of anxiety. a broader exploitation by studies on the
methods used is interesting to reduce anxiety, which are essential for the progress of
Pediatric Dentistry, to elucidate the success of the application of these methods.