Relationship Between Maternal Dental Anxiety and Children's Dental Caries in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

Muhanad AlharekyMuhammad Ashraf NazirLamia AlGhamdiMariam AlkadiNoura AlBeajanMay AlHossanJehan AlHumaid

Published in: Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry (2021)

Dental anxiety was highly prevalent among mothers in the present study. There was a significant relationship between maternal dental anxiety and untreated decay in the primary dentition. Awareness should be raised among dentally anxious mothers to reduce the burden of dental caries in their children.

Keyphrases

saudi arabia
oral health
sleep quality
young adults
south africa
birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
risk factors