The relationship of parental dental anxiety and child's caries status

Lahti, S.; Tuutti, H.; Honkala, E.

Asdc Journal of Dentistry for Children 56(3): 191-195

1989


ISSN/ISBN: 1945-1954
PMID: 2723205
Document Number: 344715
The objective was to determine whether parental dental anxiety is associated with the caries status of their children. A higher level of dental anxiety was found among caries-active children, probably due to their more negative experiences in treatment. Also, fathers from the lower socioeconomic group who had a high level of dental anxiety had children with lower df-scores.

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