RESUMO
The aim of the study was to estimate the permanent teeth enamel resistance of 7, 12 and 15-year-old children with different emotional state. Among children with caries-resistant and caries-susceptible enamel the low level of situational anxiety was registered in 49.34±2.13% and 31.52±2.45% of cases, correspondently (p<0.05), while the number of children with high situational anxiety was almost five times more in the group of caries-susceptible enamel than in children with caries-resistant and conditionally resistant enamel (p<0.001). Moderate anxiety level was revealed in 49.32±1.45% of children with caries resistant enamel which is significantly less than in the group of children with caries-susceptible enamel (p<0.05). Low level of personal anxiety in children with caries-susceptible enamel was three times less comparing with caries-resistant children (p<0.05). The study revealed correlation of anxiety level and caries resistance in children which underlines the need for further studies on anxiety impact on dental caries development and prevention programs choice.
