Dental problem behaviors in children of parents with severe dental fear.
Dental problem behaviors and dental health were investigated retrospectively in 99 children, whose parents had been treated at the Dental Fear Clinic in Gothenburg, Sweden, due to severe dental fear and avoidance of dental treatment. A high frequency of missed or cancelled appointments and high DMFT and defs scores were found. Problem behaviors occurred in 45% of the children and a relationship between dental fear in parents and children was revealed.
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Department of Pedodontics, Faculty of Odontology, University of Göteborg, Sweden.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies