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The handling of anxiety is of paramount importance during dental treatment of children. A simple and convenient method to measure this anxiety is based upon children's color drawings, prior and during the treatment course. One hundred and ninety-two drawings were done by fifty-five children, aged six to seven years, of whom forty-five children completed a full course of treatment. Their clinical behavior was also assessed and recorded. A combined analysis of the drawings and the clinical behavior pointed at an increase of anxiety after the first treatment session and a decline after the second one. After completion of treatment the rating of the children's behavior became similar to that of the initial visit; however, manifest anxiety was still expressed in their drawings. The analysis of the Dental Anxiety Scale (DAS) proved to be a sensitive and simple method for the pedodontist.
R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
January 1975,
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R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
October 1990,
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R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
January 1981,
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R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
January 2017,
International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry,
R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
September 1980,
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R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
May 1993,
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R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
February 1968,
Perceptual and motor skills,
R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
October 1976,
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R B Sheskin, and
H Klein, and
U Lowental
January 1974,
Revue belge de medecine dentaire. Belgisch tijdschrift voor tandheelkunde,
