Abstract
Behavior Guidance in Pediatric Dentistry - A Review
Highlights
For some pediatric patients, dental treatment represents an unwanted event, and generally involves pain, fear, and anxiety [1], The techniques that guide behavior and reduce anxiety are very important for achieving the safe and effective treatment [2].It is important for dentist to gain familiarity with his pediatric patient before treatment, which helps improving the child's experience
At least the dentist should ask about previous dental visits and the child's behavior at these visits
Rejection behavior and dental anxiety in the dental situation are significantly associated with the previous traumatic experiences and previous extraction [3, 4]
Summary
Dental treatment represents an unwanted event, and generally involves pain, fear, and anxiety [1], The techniques that guide behavior and reduce anxiety are very important for achieving the safe and effective treatment [2]. It is important for dentist to gain familiarity with his pediatric patient before treatment, which helps improving the child's experience. The behavior guidance is not a process involves only the dentist and the child, but it is systematic techniques in which the success depends on the dentist's ability to communicate with parents, child, and staff [5]. The dentist needs experience and training to choose the most appropriate technique for each child, according to his fears, personality and previous experiences, there are several questionnaires and surveys can helpgathering information about the child fear, anxiety, and temperament, but their clinical efficacy is still undefined. According to the AAPD recommendations the communication techniques don't require any specific consent, while any others require informed consent from parents or legal guardian before treatment beginning, which must be documented in the patient's record [2]
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