Incubation was done on MS and MSB plates in an atmosphere of 95 percent N and 5 percent CO at 37 deg C and for 48 hours. The relationship of the Cariostat scoresand the pH values are shown in a table. This article reviews self-report measures frequently used to assess dental anxiety inchildren. The main focus is on the reliability and validity. For this purpose correlationsbetween the reviewed measures and other measures of dental fear in children areconsidered, as well as their possible ambiguity with respect to scoring procedures andtheir ability to discriminate between fearful and non-fearful children.
Results show thatall three questionnaires discussed are open to criticism.
Dental anxiety Waldman, H. Barry. A review is provided of recent national studies to provide practitioners with an appreciation of this change in our country, in their state and maybe in their practices. Using recent ADA and Bureau of the Census reports, national, region and state ratios ofpediatric dentist per 100,000 children are provided for the mid-1990s. While national averages continue to improve, there are wide variations at more local levels. Twinning is an anomaly in which one tooth has combined with another or enlarged itselfto the point of doubling its substance.