Open AccessVariation in levels of anxiety to dental treatment among nonorphan and orphan children living under different systems
Author(s) -
Jayanth Chikkala,
Srinivas Kumar Chandrabhatla,
Narasimha Rao V Vanga
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.166053
Subject(s) - anxiety , dental care , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , family medicine
It is essential to understand the factors influencing the level of anxiety to dental treatment among different children as it can influence seeking dental care. Here, we assessed the impact of parental loss on dental anxiety among 6-13-year-old children.