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March 16, 2026Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri DergisiOpen Access

Dental Anxiety in Children: Associations with Caries Experience, Periodontal Status, and Maternal Anxiety

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NYNeslihan YılmazETEsra Ceren TUĞUTLUGGGülbahar Gül

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Overview

Reveals dental anxiety links with caries and periodontal health in children, highlighting the need for early intervention.

Key Points

  • Evaluate the relationships between dental anxiety, caries, periodontal health, and maternal anxiety in children aged 6-12 years.
  • Conducted oral examinations using DMFT, PI, and GI indices.
  • Children completed the CFSS-DS for anxiety measurement.
  • Mothers filled out a socioeconomic questionnaire and MDAS.
  • Performed logistic regression analysis to identify anxiety-influencing factors.
  • Mean CFSS-DS score was 26.88 with 33 children showing dental anxiety.
  • Significant differences in age, DMFT/dmft, PI, GI, and gingivitis rates between anxiety groups.
  • dmft/DMFT values were the strongest factors associated with dental anxiety (OR = 1.116).

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Yılmaz et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b79e398166e15b153ab526https://doi.org/10.26453/otjhs.1868595
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