Maternal dental anxiety and dental caries experience in children aged 7 to 13 years: a cross-sectional study

Authors

  • Mariana Gonzalez Cademartori Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia - Universidade Federal de Pelotas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2433-8298
  • Natália Baschirotto Custódio Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia - Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Luiza Sokolovsky Napoleão Faculdade de Odontologia- Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Gabriel Robe Faculdade de Odontologia- Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Mariana Gonzalez Cademartori Programa de Pós-Graduação em Odontologia - Universidade Federal de Pelotas
  • Caroline Hoppe Kruger Faculdade de Odontologia- Universidade Federal de Pelotas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5335/rfo.v25i2.9036

Keywords:

ansiedade ao tratamento odontológico; cárie dentária; criança.

Abstract

Aim: to investigate if maternal dental anxiety is associated eith dental caries experience in children. Methods: this cross-sectional study was performed in children aged 7-13 years. Data collection included in a questionnaire applied to mothers and in a clinical examination in children. Maternal dental anxiety was measured using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale. Dental caries was assessed through dmft/DMFT Index. Multivariate analyses, crude and adjusted, using Poisson Regression model with robust variance in order to test asssociation between maternal dental anxiety and dental caries experience (Prevalence Ratio, 95% Confidence Interval). A significance level of 5% was adopted. Results: na overall of 85 dyades mothers/ children particpated. About 32% of mothers presented moderate/high level of dental anxiety. Dental caries was associated to child’s age (p = 0,001), maternal perception abut oral health of children (p = 0,017) and to maternal dental anxiety (p = 0,001). After adjustments, maternal dental anxiety was associated to dental caries experience. Children from anxious mothers presented 23% higher prevalence of dental caries experience than those whose mothers did not present anxiety. Conclusion: in children aged 7 to 13 years, maternal dental anxiety was associated to dental caries experience.

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2021-06-01

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2020): RFO

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Investigação Científica

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Maternal dental anxiety and dental caries experience in children aged 7 to 13 years: a cross-sectional study. (2021). Revista Da Faculdade De Odontologia - UPF, 25(2), 168-174. https://doi.org/10.5335/rfo.v25i2.9036