[Postoperative behavior syndrome in dental practice in children]

The literature contains numerous publications on the issue of Postoperative Behavior. The purpose of this study was to obtain installment of the objective data on the occurrence of Postoperative Behavior in dental profile patients depending on various factors. Age of the children who underwent the study ranged from 3 to 5 years. The study group included 531 patients, while the control group contained 103 children who were treated independently. During the hospital admission patient's parents were asked to fill in the appropriate grading systems, such as MAS, DAS, STAI, mYPAS and PHBQ, the general information table was filled in as well, which, in addition to general demographic characteristics, considered factors such as: age, number of unsuccessful attempts to sanate the oral cavity, the number of caries, etc. The most important factors that are strongly correlated with the development of PHBQ, were statistically considered as r < 0.1 and p > 0.005. Number of the unsuccessful attempts to cure the child by a dentist forms a phobic syndrome of dental treatments, manifestation of which are different psychosomatic disorders inherent to Postoperative Behavior.