Relações entre consulta odontológica e ansiedade dental: estudo com um grupo de adolescentes
Journal Title: RSBO - Year 2008, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: The oral health care is essential to every human being, despite the age, education level or social class. Nevertheless most people have difficulties to access dental services, due to many factors. However, one element interferes in the behavior of many people who search for dental service: the fear. Objective: To evaluate the frequency and the motives of dental appointments in relation to dental anxiety in students of elementary school. Material and methods: Five schools situated in one city localized in the region of Foz do Rio Itajaí (SC) were randomly selected and 1.806 students were evaluated. To determine the anxiety level to dental treatment it has been used an adapted tool from the Dental Anxiety Scale. To define the individuals by gender, age, frequency and causes of the appointments, it was applied a questionnaire. Results: Most of them (76.7%) had taken a dental appointment in a period which is in its maximum two years before the data collection. A tendency of linear growth in the number of realized appointment has been noticed due to reduction of anxiety or its inexistence. Among the individuals who have taken the appointments, girls between 11 and 13 years old were the highest number. The main cause of the dental appointments, for individuals with high level of anxiety, is endodontics procedures; for the group without anxiety, is preventive procedures. Conclusion: The researched group shows a relation with the anxiety level to dental treatment and the frequency and motives of dental appointments.
Authors and Affiliations
Elisabete BOTTAN, Flávia PELEGRINI, Joselaine STEIN, Maria FARIAS, Silvana ARAÚJO
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