TY  - JOUR
TI  - Prevalence of Gagging in Children and  the Association Between Gagging and Dental Fear:  A Cross-Sectional Study
AB  - Objective: Gagging is a crucial problem that is fre quently experienced during dental treatments and affects the success  of the treatment. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency  of gagging in children and search the impact of dental fear on gagging.  Material and Methods: In this study, 417 volunteer patients aged 6- 14 years who had previous dental experience and applied to our clinic  for treatment were included. In order to assess fear prior to examination,  patients were requested to fill a form including the Children’s Fear Sur vey Schedule-Dental Subscale. Then, an experienced dentist recorded  the extent of gagging pursuant to the Classification of Gagging Prob lem index through the examination made to trigger points using the  dental mirror. In the statistical evaluation, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis, and chi-square tests were used and the results for p<0.05 were  considered statistically significant. Results: It was found that 29.5%  of the participants experienced gagging. Regarding gagging, there was  a significant difference between genders in favor of men, while a neg ative correlation was found between age groups. Gag reflex was ob served in 15.7% of the patients with low dental fear, 60.2% of the  patients with moderate dental fear, and 72.5% of patients with high den tal fear (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of gagging in pediatric  dentistry is high. It is seen that the level of dental fear of patients with  severe and moderate gagging is higher than patients with mild and nor mal gagging
AU  - KARADEMİR, AYŞE HANIM
AU  - Ölmez, Ayşegül
DO  - 10.5336/dentalsci.2021-87792
PY  - 2022
JO  - Türkiye Klinikleri Diş Hekimliği Bilimleri Dergisi
VL  - 28
IS  - 3
SN  - 1300-7734
SP  - 611
EP  - 617
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1122001
ER  -