title: Reaction of 5 and 6 year olds to dental injection after viewing the needle: pilot study.
abstract: The aim was to evaluate the practice of hiding the needle prior to dental anesthesia administration to children. Fourteen 5 and 6 year olds received dental treatment in two sessions. The needle was shown in one session and hidden in the other. Eleven children were cooperative and 3 uncooperative irrespective of approach. The children's behavior correlated with fears expressed by the mothers. Our initial fndintgs do not support the practice of hiding the needle.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, USA. g_marag@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Maragakis
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Musselman
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology; D000772:Anesthesia, Local / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003729:Dental Care / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009339:Needles; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012737:Sex Factors; D013594:Syringes; D014743:Videotape Recording