Reaction of 5 and 6 year olds to dental injection after viewing the needle: pilot study

The aim was to evaluate the practice of hiding the needle prior to dental anesthesia administration to children. Fourteen 5 and 6 year olds received dental treatment in two sessions. The needle was shown in one session and hidden in the other. Eleven children were cooperative and 3 uncooperative irr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of clinical pediatric dentistry 2006, Vol.31 (1), p.28-31
Hauptverfasser:	Maragakis, G M, Musselman, R J, Ho, C C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia, Dental - instrumentation Anesthesia, Dental - psychology Anesthesia, Local - instrumentation Anesthesia, Local - psychology Attitude to Health Child Child Behavior Child, Preschool Cooperative Behavior Dental Anxiety - psychology Dental Care - psychology Dentistry Female Humans Injections - instrumentation Injections - psychology Male Mother-Child Relations Needles Pilot Projects Sex Factors Syringes Videotape Recording
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Zusammenfassung:	The aim was to evaluate the practice of hiding the needle prior to dental anesthesia administration to children. Fourteen 5 and 6 year olds received dental treatment in two sessions. The needle was shown in one session and hidden in the other. Eleven children were cooperative and 3 uncooperative irrespective of approach. The children's behavior correlated with fears expressed by the mothers. Our initial fndintgs do not support the practice of hiding the needle.
ISSN:	1053-4628 1557-5268
DOI:	10.17796/jcpd.31.1.g6q6q8j067755071