Research progress of the clinical treatment for child dental fear
WANG Yi-zhu
LYU Yan
LI Xiao-guang
GUO Bin
Abstract：Child dental fear (CDF) is an anxiety symptom,mainly caused by fear of pain,being unknown,and body hurt,etc.CDF may cause long-term adverse effects on physical and psychological health of children.Therefore,relieving CDF is the necessary way to ensure the effect of oral treatment and promote the healthy growth of children.The dental fear treatment methods were categorized into behavioral interventions,music therapy,bondage,general anesthesia and laughing gas.Dentists have difficulty in carrying on objective appraisal on CDF of disease and selecting individualized treatment.This paper gives a detailed introduction of the cause,evaluation method,classification and treatment methods of CDF,so as to help medical staff of oral health care to clear treatment thoughts in order to provide evidence for correct diagnosis,intervention and treatment of dental fear.
Keywords：child dental fearCDFevaluationtreatment
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 313-316,320 )