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March 5, 2026Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Evaluation of the relationship between children's dental anxiety levels and their compomer restoration color preferences

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Evaluation of the relationship between dental anxiety and color preferences in children, highlighting its implications for treatment.

Key Points

  • This study evaluates how children's dental anxiety levels influence their color preferences for dental restorations.
  • Evaluated 275 children aged 5 to 10 requiring restoration of primary molars.
  • Used the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDAS) to assess anxiety levels.
  • Children selected their preferred compomer restoration colors and favorite colors for fillings.
  • Children with high anxiety levels mainly chose pink for restorations.
  • Those with low anxiety preferred white for restoration colors.
  • Selecting a favorite color for restoration correlated with higher anxiety levels (p < 0.05).

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A 2026 study studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a91dedd6127c7a504c1420https://doi.org/10.22514/jocpd.2026.044
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