02.27 Flashcards
onset of dental anxiety
- 4% reported dental anxiety
- 50.9% onset in childhood
- 22% onset in adolescence
- 27.1% in adulthood
“fear related to a past experience”
objective fear
“fear related to a similar experience”
subjective fear
types of parenting styles
- authoritarian: more strict and more detached
- permissive
to agree, voluntary accordance with what is done or proposed by another
consent
the act of allowing or agreeing to acquiesce
assent
defense mechanisms for children with anxiety
- escape technique (bathroom)
- compromise technique
when is the pulse rate of children the highest in the chair?
pre-injection
scale for rating childrens compliance to txt
frankl behavior scale
-1-4, 4 being the best behaved child
how is early childhood caries defined?
caries in any primary tooth in a child younger than 6
-presence of one or more decayed, missing (due to caries) or filled tooth surfaces in any primary tooth in a child younger than 6
how is severe early childhood caries defined?
children younger than 3, any sign of smooth surface caries
when should a child have their first dental appointment by?
one year old