title: Factors associated with dental anxiety in Brazilian children during the first transitional period of the mixed dentition.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the prevalence of dental anxiety in children during the first transitional period of the mixed dentition and associated factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Cross-sectional study was performed with 1367 children of both genders aged 6-7 years old conducted in schools in Recife, Brazil in 2013. The data were collected through interviews and intra-oral examinations. Dental anxiety data were obtained using the dental anxiety questionnaire (DAQ). The associated factors considered were: age, gender, social group, child's experience with the dentist, history of dental pain, experience of caries and phase of exfoliation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of children with some level of dental anxiety was 54.4%. Visit to the dentist and social group were associated with dental anxiety (p < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of dental anxiety was high, although children attending private schools and those who had visited the dentist before had a lower prevalence of dental anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil. kamilaazoubel@gmail.com.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Barreto
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: L D K T
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Dos Prazeres
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: D S M
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: R M M P
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Redivivo
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: da Franca
authors.affiliation: Departments of Paediatric Dentistry and Dentistry, University of Pernambuco, Avenida Agamenon Magalhães, S/N Bairro de Santo Amaro, Recife, PE, Brazil.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Colares
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016854:Dental Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019140:Dental Care for Children / Q000523:psychology; D003818:Dentition, Mixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Child; Dental anxiety; Prevalence