Influence of Parental Authority in Development of Dental Fear among adolescents

ConclusionAuthoritarian parenting style is the most prevalent parenting style witnessed amongst both mothers and fathers in the Indian culture. High dental fear in children is directly associated with authoritarian parents while inversely with authoritative and permissive parenting style. The study recommends permissive parenting style for mothers and authoritative for fathers to reduce dental fear among their children.
Source: Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research