Abstracts: Objectives: Dental fear and anxiety (DFA) are common in children and can significantly hinder oral health by reducing dental attendance, oral hygiene practices, and engagement with preventi
Abstract Exposure to maternal symptoms of depression/anxiety has long-term negative consequences for child development, regardless of the contextual risk. The objective of this study was to investigat
Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of dental fear and to evaluate its association with dental caries and molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) in schoolchildren aged 8-1