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M Z, S S, F O. The association between dental anxiety and sociodemographic factors of mothers with dmft index of children under 6 years. jmsthums 2024; 12 (1) :6-14
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1- Dentist, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
2- Department of Pedodontics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran
3- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran
2- Department of Pedodontics, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran
3- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences Yazd, Iran
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Background & Aim: Dental anxiety is an obstacle to seeking dental care and is associated with poor oral and dental health outcomes. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between dental anxiety and socio-demographic factors of mothers with decay-missing-filled (DMF) index of children under 6 years old.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic study included 173 pairs of childeren under 6 years old and their mothers, who were included in the study among the clients of the yazd Dental Faculty. Dental anxiety level were determined using the standard dental anxiety questionnaire (MDAS). Information on sociodemographic details and the mothers education level was recorded. caries prevalence of individuals was determined by decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index. Intraoral examinations were done by the last-year educated dental student under the supervision of a pediatrician. Statistical analyses were performed using the one-way ANOVA, and pearson correlation analysis.
Results: The average age of the children was 4.7±0.64 years, and 54.9% of them being boys. The majority of mothers (40.5%) had a university education. There was no statistically significant difference in the average maternal dental anxiety scores across different levels of dental caries in children. There was a weak positive correlation between the child's age, dmft index, and maternal dental anxiety (r=0.208, P=0.003).
Conclusion: Although no statistically significant relationship was found between maternal dental anxiety and children's deciduous teeth, considering the importance of maternal dental anxiety in the implementation of preventive oral health protocols, along with the characteristics of the child and family, maternal dental anxiety should be considered. This issue increases with the age of the children because older children had a higher dmft index.
Methods: This descriptive-analytic study included 173 pairs of childeren under 6 years old and their mothers, who were included in the study among the clients of the yazd Dental Faculty. Dental anxiety level were determined using the standard dental anxiety questionnaire (MDAS). Information on sociodemographic details and the mothers education level was recorded. caries prevalence of individuals was determined by decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index. Intraoral examinations were done by the last-year educated dental student under the supervision of a pediatrician. Statistical analyses were performed using the one-way ANOVA, and pearson correlation analysis.
Results: The average age of the children was 4.7±0.64 years, and 54.9% of them being boys. The majority of mothers (40.5%) had a university education. There was no statistically significant difference in the average maternal dental anxiety scores across different levels of dental caries in children. There was a weak positive correlation between the child's age, dmft index, and maternal dental anxiety (r=0.208, P=0.003).
Conclusion: Although no statistically significant relationship was found between maternal dental anxiety and children's deciduous teeth, considering the importance of maternal dental anxiety in the implementation of preventive oral health protocols, along with the characteristics of the child and family, maternal dental anxiety should be considered. This issue increases with the age of the children because older children had a higher dmft index.
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Received: 2024/03/23 | Accepted: 2024/05/19 | Published: 2024/07/24
Received: 2024/03/23 | Accepted: 2024/05/19 | Published: 2024/07/24
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