Dental Fear Assessment for Children in Saudi Arabia Using the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mubaraki, Sarah; Alshehri, Alhanouf; Almutairi, Ibtihaj; Alshumaymiri, Lama; Alqahtani, Manar; Almajed, Malak; Alfuraih, Noura

doi:10.52533/johs.2021.1101

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“…23 This mean score was lower than those found in previous Saudi studies. 24,25 However, our mean score is comparable to previous studies, which reported similar scores around 22.1. [26][27][28][29] Other studies have found higher scores in their populations, ranging from 37.8 to 45.9.…”

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Dental fear among the school going-children of Taif, Saudi Arabia

Alotaibi,

Alzahrani,

Holenarasipur

2024

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Dental fear is a phenomenon that is founded in most of the populations weather the individual is a child or an adult. Objectives were to understand the aspects and the percentages of dental fear among school going children and determine the nature of dental fear in children and to assess the prevalence of dental fear in school going children of Taif city, Suadi Arabia. Methods: Participants were the school children of Taif city, Saudi Arabia. The Children's fear survey schedule – dental subscale (CFSS-DS) was used that was obtained from an online article with a similar topic and it was in Arabic language. The questionnaire forms were distributed to the school going children and responses collected from them at the end of each school visit. Results: The study included 303 school-aged children. It was discovered that the statement with the highest mean indicating that the child is very afraid was: "Are you afraid of the dentist's drill?" (1.84±1.17). The statement with the lowest mean indicated that the child was not afraid: "Are you afraid of people in white clothes?" (1.18±0.69). The mean CFSS-DS score was 22.05±9.44. According to the CFSS-DS score classification cutoff, 19 (6.3%) of the studied children had dental anxiety. Conclusions: The most feared aspect was the dentist drilling followed and the least feared aspect was people in white coat, with a prevalence of 6.3% of dental anxiety among studied children.

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Dental fear among the school going-children of Taif, Saudi Arabia

Alotaibi,

Alzahrani,

Holenarasipur

2024

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…Furthermore, the study found that dental phobia is more prevalent among females than males in Saudi Arabia. Another study found a high degree of fear and anxiety among Saudi children towards dental practices, with injections being the most feared practice [4].…”

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An Interactive Augmented and Virtual Reality System for Managing Dental Anxiety among Young Patients: A Pilot Study

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Dental anxiety is a common health problem among children. It creates major issues for patients, parents, and dental professionals. Children who cancel or otherwise miss their dental appointments generally do so due to fear of the unknown and lack of understanding of what they can expect from the environment and treatment when they arrive there. Some distraction interventions are already used by dental professionals, such as using clown doctors, watching cartoons, and utilizing the tell–show–do (TSD) technique. Still, the problem is common, and the fail to attend (FTA) rates at clinics are high. Familiarizing children with the dental setting and procedures in advance may help to manage their anxiety. This paper aims to help in managing children’s dental anxiety in a simple, attractive, and age-appropriate way through the use of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies. The developed system is named “Dr. Barea”. It targets Arabic-speaking children aged from 7 to 10 years old. It uses model–view–control (MVC) as its architectural design pattern. The proposed solution consists of three main sections: a 360° VR video that simulates a dental clinic environment, an educational description on dental tools using AR technology, and interactive educational stories that educate children about dental hygiene. The system performance was evaluated using unit, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing. The results demonstrate that the proposed solution, which performed reasonably, achieved the usability requirements and was engaging for learning information about dental hygiene. A feasibility study with 16 children was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed system. The Child Fear Survey Schedule—Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) was used to measure children’s dental anxiety level. The T test was used to evaluate the differences between groups, and Fisher’s exact test was used to compare the distributions of gender and age between the groups. The CFSS-DS index in the VR group decreased after dental consultation (35.04 ± 9.14 before consultation and 32.32 ± 8.32 after consultation, p = 0.041). The implications of this study shall be beneficial to patients, parents, and dental professionals.

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Dental Fear Assessment for Children in Saudi Arabia Using the Children’s Fear Survey Schedule-Dental Subscale: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Dental fear among the school going-children of Taif, Saudi Arabia

Dental fear among the school going-children of Taif, Saudi Arabia

An Interactive Augmented and Virtual Reality System for Managing Dental Anxiety among Young Patients: A Pilot Study

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