[The investigation and analysis of children with dental fear].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the clinical behavior and factors causing dental fear (DF) in children of different ages to provide some valuable information for preventing and reducing the incidence of DF in clinical practice.


METHODS
571 cases of children patients receiving treatment in the pedodontics were evaluated and analyzed according to the evaluation standards of DF.


RESULTS
The results suggested that the incidence of DF differed in different age groups. The ratio was higher in younger groups while it was lower in elder groups. The ratio also varied with living conditions,education level of mothers,past experience of dental treatment and other children's response at the clinic.


CONCLUSIONS
The DF caused by various factors can be reduced by the combined effort of children, parents and the medical practitioners.
General Dental Clinic,School of Stomatology, Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Second Medical University, Shanghai 200011, China.
Hong
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He
Jun-Li
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Han
Qun
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Xu
D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D004522:Educational Status; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male