Assessing children's dental anxiety: a systematic review of current measures

J Porritt, H Buchanan, M Hall, F Gilchrist… - … dentistry and oral …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The reliable assessment of children's dental anxiety can have many benefits for the dental
team, service providers and dental public health practitioners. This study aimed to identify …

Barriers and drawbacks of the assessment of dental fear, dental anxiety and dental phobia in children: a critical literature review

AN Asl, M Shokravi, Z Jamali… - Journal of Clinical …, 2017 - meridian.allenpress.com
Objective: Dental anxiety, fear and phobia have different etiology, response patterns, time
courses, and intensities that justify a clear distinction between these constructs …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of children's dental anxiety levels at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic

G Kilinç, A Akay, E Eden, N Sevinç… - Brazilian oral …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
This study evaluated the dental anxiety levels of preschool children at a kindergarten and at
a dental clinic. The anxiety levels of ninety 4–6-year-old (4.99±0.81) preschool children …

Is it the injection device or the anxiety experienced that causes pain during dental local anaesthesia?

OO Kuscu, S Akyuz - International journal of paediatric dentistry, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of anxiety and type of dental
injection, a plastic syringe or an electronic computerized device, on the pain perceived by …

[PDF][PDF] Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) agents: Review and clinical application in primary teeth

M Ganesh, D Parikh - J Dent Oral Hyg, 2011 - academicjournals.org
Chemomechanical caries removal (CMCR) is a non-invasive technique eliminating infected
dentine via a chemical agent. This is a method of caries removal based on dissolution …

Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment

J Monteiro, A Tanday, PF Ashley… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Delivery of pain‐free dentistry is crucial for reducing fear and anxiety,
completion of treatment, and increasing acceptance of future dental treatment in children …

Sonic and ultrasonic oscillating devices for the management of pain and dental fear in children or adolescents that require caries removal: a systematic review

S Cianetti, I Abraha, S Pagano, E Lupatelli… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness and degree of acceptance by children and
adolescents of the use of oscillating tips compared with rotating drills. Design Systematic …

Preferences of dentist's attire in a group of Istanbul school children related with dental anxiety

OO Kuscu, E Caglar, N Kayabasoglu… - European Archives of …, 2009 - Springer
AIM: This was to assess children's preferences for each of four different kinds of dental attire
and to consider the relationship between children's preferences and levels of dental anxiety …

Evaluation of intraosseous computerized injection system (QuickSleeper™) vs conventional infiltration anaesthesia in paediatric oral health care: A multicentre, single …

V Smaïl‐Faugeron, M Muller‐Bolla… - … journal of paediatric …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Conventional infiltration anaesthesia (CIA) is the most frequently used in
paediatric oral health care. However, other techniques are available, such as intraosseous …

Patient evaluations after local anesthesia with a computer-assisted method and a conventional syringe before and after reflection time: A prospective randomized …

S Flisfisch, JP Woelber, W Walther - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Objectives This prospective randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate and compare
patient response to a conventional syringe and a computer-controlled local anesthetic …