Assessment of the behaviour of Bulgarian children dental patients at the age of 4-12.
The behaviour of Bulgarian children dental patients at the age of 4-12 has been studied by application of Venham's 6--grade behaviour scale. A sample of 274 clinically healthy children, divided in 3 age groups, were the object of the study. It has been found that the number of children whose behaviour has been assessed as one within the norm, is much greater that the number of the rest of patients-amounting to 77.74% and their number increasing with age. The negative behaviour, regardless of its rate, is not influenced by age.
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Department of Children's Stomatology, Faculty of Stomatology, Higher Medical Institute, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
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D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D002031:Bulgaria; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male