1987 Volume 25 Issue 1 Pages 100-108
At the dental clinic of the Department of Pedodontics, School of Dentistry, Tokushima University, the emotional and behavioral reactions of children and the relationship between the behavior of the children and the personality factors of the children and their mothers were evaluated in 20 three-to-eight-year old children. The frequency of unfavorable reaction during the various kinds of dental treatment was evaluated in 26 three-to-eight-year old children.
The results are summarized as follows:
1. The younger the child was, the more the dependence on the parent. The dependence was evaluated with the “Taro-Hanako Personality Test”.
2. The personality of the child which was tested with “Taro-Hanako Test” did not correlate with the adaptability of the child to dental treatment. The age, sex of the child, being with or without their grandfather and/or grandmother, with or without brothers and/or sisters, and the personality of the mother which was tested with the “YG Test”, also did not correlate to the adaptability of the child to dental treatment.
3. It became clear that “Taro-Hanako Test” was unsuitable.
4. Ability to tolerate dental treatment did highly correlate to a talk with the dentist on the dental chair immediately before treatment.
5. Infiltration anesthesia, treatment of pulp, and dental electrical appliances had a high frequency of unfavorable reaction, and brushing of teeth, surface anesthesia, and oral examination had a low frequency.
