Dental Anxiety and Periodontal Health

NCT05563532 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019/104.25
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 280
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mothers usually have the primary role in bringing up children and developing health-related behaviors. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mothers' dental anxiety and oral hygiene on the dental anxiety and periodontal health of their children. The study included 280 randomly selected children, aged 4-12 years, who came to the dentist for the first time and their mothers. Demographic and oral hygiene information of the mothers was collected through a questionaire. Dental anxiety of the mothers and children was assessed using the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) and the Venham Picture Test (VPT), respectively.

Conditions

Dental Anxiety; Periodontal Health; Oral Hygiene

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of the child's dental anxiety level

  The Venham Picture Test (VPT) was applied to the children to determine dental anxiety levels. The VPT consists of eight illustrations of human figures expressing various emotional reactions. The child selects pictures to reflect their current emotions. Each picture of an anxious child is assigned a score of 1, and each picture of a non-anxious child is assigned a score of 0. The total score ranges from 0 to 8, with a high score indicating a high level of anxiety, and a score of ≥4 is evaluated as high level dental anxiety. The children were separated into two groups based on whether or not they were classified as anxious.

  2 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Evaluation of the mother's dental anxiety level

  2 years

Study Arms (2)

anxious group

Children with a score ≥4 on the venham picture test were included.

Behavioral: dental anxiety and oral hygiene

non-anxious group

Children with a score \<4 on the venham picture test were included.

Interventions

dental anxiety and oral hygiene BEHAVIORAL

Evaluation of the effect of mothers' dental anxiety and oral hygiene on children's dental anxiety and periodontal status.

anxious group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 4 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study inclusion criteria for mothers were the absence of any systemic and psychiatric disorders, not being pregnant or breastfeeding, non-smoking, not having received periodontal treatment in the last 6 months, and with at least 20 teeth and willing to participate in the study. The inclusion criteria for children were defined as age 4-12 years, having no known systemic disease, visiting a dentist for the first time, and not having reported acute pain. Only one child per family was included in the study for mother-child pairs.

You may qualify if:

• Having no known systemic disease,
• visiting a dentist for the first time,
• not having reported acute pain.

You may not qualify if:

• Having reported acute pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Okan University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Okan university

Istanbul, Tuzla, 34947, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Besiroglu-Turgut E, Kayaalti-Yuksek S, Bulut M. Evaluation of the relationship between dental anxiety and oral health status of mothers and their children. BMC Oral Health. 2024 Jun 28;24(1):749. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04530-0.

  PMID: 38943136 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Oral Hygiene

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hygiene; Therapeutics; Preventive Dentistry; Dentistry

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: assistant profesor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 17, 2022
• First Posted: October 3, 2022
• Study Start: December 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2022
• Study Completion: September 1, 2022
• Last Updated: October 3, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-09

Locations

TU (1)