Abstract

ANTUNES, Lívia Azeredo Alves; PEDRO, Rafael de Lima; ANTUNES, Leonardo dos Santos  and  MAIA, Lucianne Cople. Caregivers'perceptions of predictors of children's dental fear and acceptance of the use of air abrasion. Rev. Bras. Odontol. [online]. 2013, vol.70, n.1, pp. 64-67. ISSN 1984-3747.

The purpose this article is to evaluate the caregivers'perception of predictors of dental fear and acceptance of use a new technology for removal of caries in their children. Interview using a semi-structured questionnaire with 105 caregivers for children 2 to 12 years attending at Clinic of Pediatric Dentistry. The data were about dental fear/ apprehension; knowledge and importance of new studies and permission to use new technologies. Data were analyzed descriptive and using the Fisher’s Exact test (p <0.05). A lthough t he c aregivers have little information about alternative methods of caries removal, they are receptive to use them in their children.

Keywords : child; dental anxiety; dental air abrasion..