In particular children with emotional problems or peer problems tended to show more anxiety behaviour before the injection and children with emotional or hyperactivity problems tend to show more anxiety
behaviour during the injection.
Not exact matches
Furthermore, the younger children (below 6 years of age), with previous dental experience in the past 6 months, tended to display more anxiety
behaviour both before and
during the
injection than children without or with experience from longer ago.
Aim: In this study the relationship between the levels of dental anxiety, psychological functioning and earlier experience with dental
injections are examined and the possible influence of these factors on children's
behaviour before and
during a local anaesthesia
injection.
Results: There was a positive correlation between levels of dental anxiety, psychological functioning and anxiety
behaviour before and
during the dental
injection.