A mediation analysis study: The influence of mothers' dental anxiety on children's dental utilization among low ‐income African Americans

ConclusionsIn this low‐income African American sample, there was a trend for mothers' dental anxiety to be associated with children's dental utilization indirectly through mothers' own dental utilization, while the direct influence of mothers' dental anxiety on children's dental utilization was not seen. This suggests that mothers' dental utilization might explain how mothers' dental anxiety impacts children's early dental utilization.

Source: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology - July 20, 2017 Category: Dentistry Authors: Masahiro Heima, Lisa Heaton, Douglas Gunzler, Nathan Morris Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research