Does the presence of parents in the dental operatory room influence children's behaviour, anxiety and fear during their dental treatment? A systematic review.
Mariana Passos De LucaCarla MassignanMichele BolanLuciana Butini OliveiraSecil AydinozBruce DickGraziela De Luca CantoPublished in: International journal of paediatric dentistry (2021)
It is concluded that parents' presence in the operation room does not influence children's (up to 12 years old) behaviour, anxiety and fear during dental treatment with very low certainty of evidence. Methodological limitations of included studies, however, suggest that better designed trials are needed to adequately understand this issue.