Children’s Oral Health Status and Their Level of Dental Fear

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Dental anxiety in children aged 4 to 14 is significantly associated with age, gender, and dental caries, with girls experiencing higher levels of fear and dental injections being the most frightening factor. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Mohammed Fahmi; Lubna Abdulelah Abdulrahman Almallah; Wurood Khairallah Al-Lehaibi; Basma Abdulbari Aziz

doi:10.5195/d3000.2026.1331

June 2, 2026Dentistry 3000Open Access

Children’s Oral Health Status and Their Level of Dental Fear

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To evaluate the level of dental fear in children and its association with dental caries incidence.
Analytical cross-sectional design was employed.
A random sample of 120 children aged 4-14 years was studied.
Dental fear was measured using the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule–Dental Subscale (CFSS‑DS).
28.3% of girls and 21.6% of boys displayed significant dental fear (P < 0.05).
Average CFSS-DS score was 37.20±7.12, with 'having the dentist give you an injection' as the most frightening factor (3.83±0.5).
Significant statistical relationship noted between age, gender, dental caries, and dental anxiety.

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Cross-sectional study examines dental fear and caries experience in children aged 4-14, indicating significant gender differences.

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