[Effect of the parents' dental fear on the child's oral health].
There are various factors which influence the oral status, among them the dental fear. Dental anxious individuals are likely to have more missing teeth and fewer filled ones. This study examined the association between dental anxiety and oral health status in parents and indirectly in children. The authors found that there is positive correlation between dental fear and missing teeth in the older generation. These tendency can also be seen in younger ones.
Alberth
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M
Debreceni Egyetem Orvos- és Egészségtudományi Centrum, Fogorvostudományi Intézet Stomatológiai Klinika, Debrecen.
Nemes
J
J
Török
J
J
Makay
A
A
Máth
J
J
D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009909:Oral Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D014076:Tooth Diseases / Q000209:etiology*