The Effect of Parental Presence on Dental Fear

Summary

150 children aged between five and seven years presenting for the first dental visit, whose parents consented to participate in the study were selected from patients reporting to the dental clinics Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy using convenience sampling. Pulse rate for each patient was measured at different clinical situation starting from patient parent separation until end of appointment using a pulse oximeter, Data which collected was statistically analyzed using appropriate statistical analyses using SPSS ver.19 data processing software.

Timeline

Start

2012-11

Primary completion

2014-11

Completion

2015-02

Publications

• Background Cox IC, Krikken JB, Veerkamp JS. Influence of parental presence on the child's perception of, and behaviour, during dental treatment. Eur Arch Paediatr Dent. 2011 Aug;12(4):200-4. doi: 10.1007/BF03262807.
• Background Afshar H, Baradaran Nakhjavani Y, Mahmoudi-Gharaei J, Paryab M, Zadhoosh S. The Effect of Parental Presence on the 5 year-Old Children's Anxiety and Cooperative Behavior in the First and Second Dental Visit. Iran J Pediatr. 2011 Jun;21(2):193-200.
• Background Al-Shalan TA, Al-Musa BA, Al-Khamis AM. Parents' attitude towards children's first dental visit in the College of Dentistry, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J. 2002 Sep;23(9):1110-4.
• Background Arathi R, Ashwini R. Parental presence in the dental operatory-parent's point of view. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 1999 Dec;17(4):150-5.
• Background Marcum BK, Turner C, Courts FJ. Pediatric dentists' attitudes regarding parental presence during dental procedures. Pediatr Dent. 1995 Nov-Dec;17(7):432-6.

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Indications

No indication recorded.