Effect of dental drawings and coloring on attitudes of child patients
Maruyama, S.; Koyazu, T.
Asdc Journal of Dentistry for Children 55(2): 129-132
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 1945-1954 PMID: 3162475 Document Number: 310728
Young children can feel great anxiety and/or fear when facing their dental examination and treatment, and may refuse to be examined. To help children overcome these emotions, we originated a method called "Dental Drawings and Coloring". We investigated whether the new method might be effective for 207 children between the ages of two and four who had completed treatment and had returned for their first check-up, about three months later. Results showed that using the method of "Dental Drawings and Coloring" worked fairly effectively in alleviating their anxiety and fear.