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Dental Journal (Majalah Kedokteran Gigi)

ISSN 1978-3728

Vol. 44 / No. 4 / Published : 2011-12

Order : 9, and page :205 - 209

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Original Article :

The difference of dental anxiety degree in children based on the frequency of dental appointment

Author :

  1. Mia Giri astri*1
  2. Eka Chemiawan*2
  3. Eriska riyant*3
  1. Dental practitioner, Bandung - Indonesia
  2. Department of Pediatric Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Padjadjaran University Bandung - Indonesia
  3. Department of Pediatric Dentistry Faculty of Dentistry, Padjadjaran University Bandung - Indonesia

Abstract :

Background:Problem of children’s anxiety during dental procedures is a common phenomenon. This is called dental anxiety. The anxiety children patien need to be paid a special attention, because it will affect the success of dental treatment. Purpose:The purpose of this research was to find out the difference of dental anxiety degree in children aged 8 to 12 years old based on the frequency of dental visits in dental community health centre Bandung. Methods:The method of this research was analytical descriptive. The samples collected by using purposive sampling and the amount of sample was taken by consecutive sampling, and analysed by the U Mann-Whitney test. Results: The result of this research was from 76 correspondence there was 12 children feel anxious and 64 children did not feel anxious. Asymp.Sig is less than 0.05 in children having frequent and rarely frequency of dental appointment and Asymp. Sig is more than 0.05 in children having frequent and normal frequency of dental appointment also in children having normal and  rarely frequency of dental appointment. Conclusion:In conclusion, the frequency of dental visits showed the difference of children’s dental anxiety.

Keyword :

Dental anxiety degree, dental visit frequency, children,


References :

Brown DF,(1986) Psychological and behavioural factors associated with dental anxiety in children - : J Behav Med





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