The modulating effect of culture on the expression of dental anxiety in children: a literature review

International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry
M O FolayanO O Ojo

Abstract

The experience of anxiety is a universal human phenomenon. Studies have shown a world-wide variation in the prevalence of dental anxiety with estimates ranging between 3% and 43%. The aetiology of dental anxiety is multifactorial, with factors acting in synergy to affect its expression. For children, age and gender play fundamental roles in its expression. However, these two factors are modulated by other variables such as culture which may influence the context in which anxiety is experienced, the interpretation of its meaning and responses to it. The modulating effect of culture in synergy with other variables may be one of the reasons why reports on dental anxiety have varied from region to region. This paper attempts to identify the interrelating roles of culture, age and gender, and how these relationships may affect variability in the expression and measurement of dental anxiety in children.

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