Open AccessAssessment of child behavior in dental operatory in relation to sociodemographic factors, general anxiety, body mass index and role of multi media distraction
Author(s) -
Gyanendra Mishra,
Seema Thakur,
Parul Singhal,
Shiv Nath Ghosh,
Deepak Chauhan,
Cheranjeevi Jayam
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.180446
Subject(s) - temperament , anxiety , distraction , body mass index , socioeconomic status , psychology , screen time , medicine , clinical psychology , personality , developmental psychology , psychiatry , physical activity , environmental health , social psychology , population , pathology , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation
Children and adolescents comprise a group of individuals representing a large variation in size, competence, maturity, personality, temperament and emotions experience, oral health, family background, culture, etc. Furthermore, a growing child is in a constant state of flux as he grows up and actively interacts with the environment. Many factors contribute to the dental behavior of the child. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of sociodemographic factors, general anxiety, body mass index (BMI), and role of multimedia on the child behavior (CB) in the dental operatory.