关键词: 儿童心理, 牙科畏惧症, 病因, 行为管理方法

Abstract:

With the development of our country's economy and oral health，the prevalence of dental caries has decreased in children. It is worth noting that the rate of untreated dental caries in children remains at a high level；due to the limitation of psychological and physiological development of children，they are more likely to produce fear and uncooperative behavior，and thus they are unable to complete clinical treatment. The great obstacle in the diagnosis and treatment is the dental fear of children. Therefore，the oral treatment for uncooperative children is the main problem faced by children and their parents. This paper presented a review on the psychological characteristics of children in dental situation，causes of fear，and behavior management methods according to clinical features of children in clinical practice.

Key words: children's psychology, dental fear, etiology, behavior management method