comparison of child's cooperation at ages of 6-12 years old in one-child families and many-child families in dental operations of patients referring to Tabriz dental faculty in 2019-20

Abstract

Background and Aim: Considering that behavioral control is widely accepted as a key factor in pediatric dental treatment, it is expected that attention to the factors affecting it in children will improve the overall outcome of treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in the behavioral patterns of single children with children in families with many children in dental procedures. The results of this study can help to develop new methods of child behavioral control and also improve the classical methods of child behavioral control.

Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, among the patients referred to the pediatric ward of Tabriz Dental School in 2016-2017, for whom the lower alveolar nerve block should be performed to repair the amalgam of the second right lower molar tooth. Using a table of simple random numbers, 34 people were selected and included in the study. Patients were examined by a pediatric dentist during the treatment session and their level of cooperation was assessed using Frankel scale. Also, information about the socio-economic status of children's families, the number of children in each family was collected by a questionnaire. The results of the study were reported using descriptive statistics methods (frequency and frequency percentage). Also, t-test, chi-square and one-way ANOVA were used to compare the groups. Statistical analysis was performed in SPSS17 software and the significance level was considered P <0.05.

Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the cooperation of the studied age groups. However, in the age group of 10-12 years, the level of cooperation was slightly better. Also, children from multi-child families showed statistically more cooperation than children from single-child families, and this difference was statistically significant. There was no statistically significant difference between males and females in terms of cooperation. There was a statistically significant relationship between the socio-economic status of the family and the level of child cooperation.

Conclusion: Children from multi-child families showed significantly better cooperation in dental settings than children from single-child families. The age and sex of the children did not have a significant effect on their cooperation, but the socio-economic status of the children's family showed a significant effect.