Dental Anxiety Among Children Pre and Post COVID 19 Pandemic

Dental Anxiety Among Egyptian Children Pre and Post COVID 19

Dental fear and anxiety is a significant issue that affects pediatric patients and creates challenges in oral health management. Considering that the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, along with its associated sanitary regime, social distancing measures and nationwide quarantines, could itself induce public fears, including in children, it is of great interest to explore whether this situation and the necessity of reorganizing dental care could potentially affect the emotional state of pediatric patients facing a need for urgent dental intervention

Inclusion Criteria:

• parental consent
• no previous dental experience
• medically free children

Exclusion Criteria:

• children with negative behavior according to Frankl Rating Scale
• children require general anesthesia