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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH

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Prevalence Of Dental Fear And Its Causes Using Three Measurement Scales Among 3-14 Year-Old Children In Chennai

Author: KEERTHIGA NAGARAJAN, GANESH JEEVANANDAN
Abstract: Fear of dental treatment is the most common obstacle dental professionals face while treating children, especially those requiring invasive treatments. Therefore, this study was conducted on children aged 3–14 years (N=100) in Chennai to assess the prevalence of dental fear. The DFA levels were measured using three fear measurement scales, i.e., facial image scale (FIS), dental fear scale (DFS), and children's fear survey schedule-dental subscale (CFSS-DS). The prevalence of dental fear in this study population was found to be 64%. The mean DFA scores were found to be 2.31±0.99 (FIS), 47.94±13.53 (DFS) and 40.69±10.65 (CFSS-DS). It was observed that the maximum number of respondents (56.3%) showed Frankl's Rating 3 i.e. positive. More males were found to be less cooperative than females by FBRS (p<0.05). There was also a statistically significant association between the DFA scores and age groups (p<0.05) where the 12-14 year old children showed least DFA. The factors which caused most fear was “fear of needles being injected” and “injections (shots)” respectively.
Keyword: CFSS-DS; Dental fear and anxiety; Dental fear scale; Facial image scale; Frankl’s behavior rating scale.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.12.02.339
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