ارزيابي رابطه رفتار كودكان با ويژگيهاي شخصيتي مادران آنها در كلينيك دندانپزشكي كودكان

Evaluation of the relationship between behavior of children in pediatric dental clinic and their mothersʹ personality

Introduction: Dentists will be able to overcome the childʹs behavior problem in dental clinic by anticipation of his behavior and application of appropriate management strategies to treat an individual childʹs patients. The aim of this study was to assess the possibility of anticipation of childrenʹs behavior by their mothersʹ personality. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional and descriptive analytic study, 104 healthy children aged 3-6 years without a previous history of dental visit and their mothers were selected. At the beginning of the study, mothersʹ personalities were determined using a questionnaire and a 15 minute interview by a psychiatrist and were categorized in four groups as normal, depressive, with anxiety, and obssesional personality. Then the childrenʹs behavior was classified according to Frank] behavioral rating scale during three different dental visits of oral examination, fluoride therapy and restorative dental treatment, without considering their mothers personality. Finally, the relationship between behavioral scores of children and their mothersʹ personality traits were statistically analysed using ANOVA test. Results: This study revealed a significant positive association between the mean behavioral score of children and their mothersʹ personality traits only at the first visit and the difference between the mean behavioral score of children with obssesive mothers and those with normal personality traits was significant(Pʹ 0.02) Conclusion: Mothersʹ personality affected the childrenʹs behavior only during the first dental visit.