[Anxious children. Evaluation after treatment at a special dental care center].
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of dental behaviour of anxious children after treatment at a Special Dental Care Centre.


METHODS
Retrospective, descriptive study.


METHODS
Dutch Special Dental Care Centre (SBT).


METHODS
A representative sample of parents was interviewed 1-2 years after their child's treatment at the centre about their present behaviour with respect to the home dentist.


RESULTS
Results were analyzed using Analysis of Variance. Results indicate that within 1-2 years more than 90% of the children visited a home dentist, 80% of them had to be treated curatively and 60% of the treatment was performed using local anaesthesia. Retrospectively, the parents report a decrease of their child's dental anxiety, when leaving the SBT. The level of anxiety is unchanged after 1-2 years visiting a home dentist. For the children there was a significant relation between dental anxiety as reported by the parents and not visiting a home dentist. The high prevalence of curative treatment might indicate that children in this group belong to a caries risk group and might need extra preventive attention.


CONCLUSIONS
After the initial treatment at the special dental care centre most children return to their home dentist. The children in this group referred for dental anxiety, belong to a caries risk group and might need extra preventive attention.
Zwarts
L M
LM
Afdeling Cariologie Endodontologie Pedodontologie, Academisch Centrum Tandheelkunde Amsterdam (ACTA), Louwesweg 1, 1066 EA Amsterdam.
Veerkamp
J S
JS
Weerheijm
K L
KL
Saridin
C P
CP
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands; D010290:Parents; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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