European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry
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Eur Arch Paediatr Dent · Aug 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialInfluence of parental presence on the child's perception of, and behaviour, during dental treatment.
To analyse the influence of the presence of the parent in the dental operatory on their child's behaviour during dental treatment. ⋯ Relying on a child's perception of dental treatment, a made no difference whether the child was treated with or without the parent(s) in the dental operatory. For anxious children it was mainly the dentist who was aware of the disadvantages of the parental presence.