Issue One 2016
2016, Vol. 3, issue 1, (June)
Connection between the child’s behavior in the dental office and premature tooth extraction
Dental anxiety and negative behavior are common problems in children. The aim of this study is to evaluate the connection between a child’s behaviour in the dental office and premature tooth loss. Methods and materials: Subject of monitoring of the clinical research were 140 school children with mixed dentition. The clinical group consists of 90 children with prematurely extracted teeth. The patients from the clinical group were divided into three groups of 30 patients. The control group consists of 50 children with intact denture. The child’s behavior was assessed by the denti using a behavioral scale. А special evaluation form for behavior assessment about the level of negativism of the children was filled by the examining dentist. Frankl’s rating scale was used. This scale consists of four stages and each defines specific behavior. Results: There were no definitely negative children in our study. The results show that most of the patients from the control group are positive towards the dental treatment – 61.2% and only 14.3% are negative. About 35% of the children with prematurely extracted teeth are positive, most of them – 61.3% are negative. Conclusion: Most of the children with prematurely extracted teeth are negative towards dental treatment due to which they are with poor dental health and early tooth loss. The use of behavioural techniques are recommended in order to improve their oral health and to reduce the number of premature extractions.
Authors:Radosveta Andreeva; Department of pediatric dentistry, Medical University of Varna;
Milena Georgieva; Department of pediatric dentistry, Medical University of Varna;
Evgeni Dimitrov; Department of pediatric dentistry, Medical University of Varna;
Ani Belcheva; Department of pediatric dentistry, Medical University of Plovdiv;