Treatment opportunity for early childhood caries / 实用口腔医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To estimate the effect of treatment opportunity for severe caries in primary molars on child dental fear and dent-al behavior.Methods:288 children aged 3 -6 years with primary molars caries were included on the first visit.The children in the ex-perimental group(n =144),with obvious clinical symptom,were initiative to see a dentist.Those in control group(n =144)without evident symptom were found with caries in conventional dental examination.The change of the children fear before and after the first treatment was assessed by MCDASf within the first week,the change of children's clinical behavior in their first and return visit was esti-mated by Venham Clinical Anxiety and Cooperation Behavior Measurement Scale.Data was statistically analyzed.Results:After the first treatment and during the return visit,the MCDASf average score of the experimental group was decreased(P 0.05).On their return visit,the behavior of the 2 groups was similar (P >0.05),and which was ameliora-ted in the experimental group during their own first and return visit,compared with the control group(P <0.05).Conclusion:Treat-ment of severe caries before acute symptom arising in young children may alleviatie the child dental fear.