Gambaran Tingkat Kecemasan Anak Saat Perawatan Ekstraksi Gigi

Abstract

Abstract: Going to a dentist can cause anxiety in children. One of dental treatments that causes anxiety is tooth extraction. This study was aimed to determine children’s anxiety level during tooth extraction. This was a literature review study. Data were collected from the database of Google Scholar by using predefined keywords children’s anxiety level and tooth extraction. Literatures were screened by title, and the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The critical appraisal was performed by using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal and eight literatures weres obtained. The results showed that children’s anxiety level during tooth extraction were anxiety and mild anxiety. Based on age, younger children were more anxious than older children. Based on gender, females were more anxious than males. In conclusion, during tooth extraction, the anxiety levels of most of the children were anxiety and mild anxiety.

Keywords: child anxiety level; tooth extraction

Abstrak: Pemeriksaan kesehatan gigi dan mulut saat mengunjungi dokter gigi dapat menim-bulkan kecemasan pada anak. Salah satu perawatan yang dapat menimbulkan kecemasan ialah ekstraksi gigi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran tingkat kecemasan anak saat perawatan ekstraksi gigi. Jenis penelitian ialah literature review, Pencarian data pada database Google Scholar dengan menggunakan kata kunci tingkat kecemasan anak dan pencabutan gigi. Hasil pencarian dilakukan skrining berdasarkan judul, kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi, kemudian dilakukan uji kelayakan menggunakan the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal dan diperoleh delapan literatur. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan tingkat kecemasan anak saat perawatan ekstraksi gigi ialah cemas dan cemas ringan. Dilihat dari usia, anak lebih muda lebih cemas dibandingkan anak lebih tua. Dilihat dari jenis kelamin, anak perempuan lebih cemas daripada anak laki-laki. Simpulan penelitian ini ialah tingkat kecemasan sebagian besar anak pada saat perawatan ekstraksi gigi ialah cemas dan cemas ringan.

Kata kunci: tingkat kecemasan anak; ekstraksi gigi