Evaluation of Children’s and Adolescents’s Anxiety Previously Dental Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract Objective: To evaluate levels of anxiety in children and adolescents related to age and experience of visits to the dentist using the modified Venham Picture Test (VPTm). Material and Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study with convenience sample. Children and adolescents of...

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Published in:Pesquisa brasileira em odontopediatria e clínica integrada 2019, Vol.19 (1), p.1-9
Main Authors: Santos, Nilton Cesar Nogueira dos, Oliveira, Rafaela Gomes de, Barros, Leandro Almeida Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
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DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE
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Summary:Abstract Objective: To evaluate levels of anxiety in children and adolescents related to age and experience of visits to the dentist using the modified Venham Picture Test (VPTm). Material and Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study with convenience sample. Children and adolescents of both sexes, subdivided into age groups of 6-9 years (A1 and A2) and 10-13 years (B1 and B2), in the waiting room of a Dental Clinic, were grouped according to the experience of visits to the dentist (have been to the dentist / have never been to the dentist). Descriptive statistics were mean, standard deviation and frequency of cases. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) was used for normality analysis, with 95% significance level. Inferential statistics was performed using the Chi-Square and Mann-Whitney tests, with p
ISSN:1519-0501
1983-4632
DOI:10.4034/PBOCI.2019.191.31