fa The influence of gender on the relationship between dental anxiety and oral health-related emotional well-being کودکان Pediatric Dentistry پژوهشي Research <p> <strong>Background and aim.</strong></p><p>   Children’s dental fear and/or anxiety (DFA) has been associated with declines in oral health and quality of life. The influence of gender on the relationship between DFA and oral health-related well-being in children is analysed. </p><p> <strong>Design.</strong></p><p>   The decayed, missing and filled permanent teeth (DMFT) index was obtained from 161 school-aged children (7–14 years old). Data from children’s self-assessed oral health, oral health-related emotional well-being and dental anxiety were collected using questionnaires. </p><p> <strong>Results.</strong></p><p>   Low scores of emotional well-being were associated with negative self-assessment of oral health and high levels of dental anxiety. Females reported decreased oral health-related emotional well-being compared with males. The analysis of possible moderating effects confirmed that gender influenced the relationship between oral health and DFA. The DMFT index was not associated with self-assessed oral health status, emotional well-being or DFA.</p><p> <strong> Conclusion</strong>.</p><p>   For girls, high levels of DFA were associated with low levels of oral health-related emotional well-being. In contrast, dental fear and/or anxiety did not influence oral health-related emotional well-being in boys. </p><hr><p></p><p> <strong>Source: </strong>International Journal of ‍ Pediatric Dentistry</p><p><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-263X.2012.01242.x/abstract" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff"> Full Text</font></a></p> 0 0 http://idai.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-32-2475&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 MARIA CARRILLO-DIAZ maria.carrillo@urjc.es 100319475328460011793 100319475328460011793 Yes Department of Dentistry, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain ANTONIO CREGO 100319475328460011794 100319475328460011794 No Department of Psychology, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain MARTIN ROMERO-MAROTO 100319475328460011795 100319475328460011795 No Department of Dentistry, Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain