EVALUATION OF FACTORS AFFECTING DENTAL ANXIETY IN ADOLESCENTS

Objectives: Dental anxiety determines the frequency of dental treatment availed with long-term implications in oral health maintenance. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of sociodemographic data, dental anxiety levels of parents, family functionality, perceived family support and other associated factors on dental anxiety of adolescents. Materials and Methods: 213 adoloscents who applied to the Pediatric Dental Clinic and their parents were included in the study and their sociodemographic data were recorded. The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was applied to the adolescents and their parents to determine dental anxiety and the Perceived Family Support Scale was applied to measure the perceived family support of the adolescents. Regarding the family functionality, the parents answered the Family Assessment Device. Results: The avarage dental anxiety level of the adolescents was 8.87±3.10. The family functions were unhealthy in terms of roles, and affective involvement. According to the multiple regression analysis, the predictors of dental anxiety levels were family functionality, maternal educational level, previous application to the dentist, having negative experience in the past, the choosing of a dental treatment center, and training regarding dental treatment. Conclusions: Clinicians should consider that socio-cultural characteristics, family functionality and support may affect dental anxiety, and the improvement of the physical environment may be effective in reducing dental anxiety during dental treatment of adolescents

The effect of a 6-week land and resistance training of 13-16 years old swimmers groups to lower limb isokinetic strength values and to swimming performance13-16 yaş grubu yüzücülerde 6 haftalık kara ve direnç antrenmanlarının alt ekstremite izokinetik kuvvet performansına ve yüzme derecelerine etkisi

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a 6-week land and resistance training of 13-16 year old swimmers groups to lower limb isokinetic strength values and to swimming performance. 22 swimmers participated in this study. The subjects were divided into three groups (A-B-C) according to their 50m swimming degrees. 25m underwater,25m,50m,75m and 100m freestyle swimming degrees of swimmers were recorded. As isokinetic measurements was applied at 60°/s,180°/s and 240°/s speed and the right and left knee. Kruskal-Wallis is used the differences between groups, the Mann-Whitney U test is used for which group the difference is caused and group differences were analyzed with the Wilcoxon test. Statistically significant difference was found between pre-test and post-test of 25m underwater,25m,50m,75m and 100m freestyle swimming values (p<0.05). In all groups, at 60°/s,180°/s,240°/s, for the right and left knee flexors and extensor, and freestyle swimming degrees positive development is observed. After 6-weeks training, isokinetic strength and swimming degrees of the group C increased 9.25%, whereas B has increased 8.35%. The pre-test and post-test results in 25m underwater,25m,50m,75m and 100m freestyle swimming values were statistically significant between the groups (p<0.05). In this study, it is possible to say that the land and resistance training can make a significant contribution to the performance of the force in this age group swimmer. ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı; 13-16 yaş grubu yüzücülerde 6 haftalık kara ve direnç antrenmanlarının alt ekstremite izokinetik kuvvet değerlerine ve yüzme performansına etkisini araştırmaktır. Çalışmaya 22 yüzücü katılmıştır. Denekler 50m yüzme derecelerine göre üç gruba (A-B-C) ayrılmıştır. Yüzücülerin 25m sualtı, 25m, 50m, 75m ve 100m serbest stildeki yüzme dereceleri kayıt edilmiştir. İzokinetik ölçümler 60°/s, 180°/s ve 240°/s hızda sağ ve sol diz için uygulanmıştır. Gruplar arası farka Kruskal Wallis, farkın hangi gruptan kaynaklandığına Mann Whitney U testi, grup içi farklara ise Wilcoxon testi ile bakılmıştır. Ön test ve son test 25m sualtı, 25m, 50m, 75m ve 100m serbest yüzme değerlerinde istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Tüm grupların, 60º/s, 180º/s ve 240º/s hızda sağ ve sol diz için fleksör ve ektensörlerin tepe tork değerlerinde ve serbest yüzme derecelerinde sayısal olarak pozitif bir gelişim görülmüştür. 6 haftalık antrenman sonunda, C grubunun izokinetik kuvvet ve yüzme derecelerindeki artış (%9.25) iken, B grubunda bu değer (%8.35) çıkmıştır. Yapılan istatistiksel analiz sonucu ön test ve son test 25m sualtı, 25m, 50m, 75m ve 100m serbest yüzme değerlerinde gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmuştur (p<0.05). Bu çalışmada, bu yaş grubu yüzücülerde yapılan kara ve direnç antrenmanlarının kuvvet performansına önemli bir katkı sağlayabileceği söylenebilir