Gangguan penglihatan pada anak mempengaruhi perkembangan psikologis anak, termasuk kecemasan. Kedekatan anak yang memiliki gangguan penglihatan dengan ibu dapat membantu anak untuk merespon perawatan lebih baik. Kadar salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) merupakan biomarker kecemasan non invasive yang dapat diterima secara luas. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengevaluasi kadar sAA pada ibu dan anak dengan gangguan penglihatan usia 6-9 tahun sebelum dan sesudah oral profilaksis. 21 anak dengan gangguan penglihatan beserta ibunya berpartisipasi dalam studi ini. Kadar sAA keduanya pertama diukur di ruang tunggu saat mereka sedang bersama. Anak kemudian menerima oral prophylaxis dan diukur kembali kadar sAAnya. Pada saat yang sama kadar sAA ibu kedua diukur di ruang tunggu. Analisis data menggunakan uji Spearmann. Kadar sAA ditemukan berkorelasi positif antara ibu dan anak dengan gangguan penglihatan usia 6-9 tahun sebelum dan sesudah oral prophylaxis (p≤0,05) dengan koefisien korelasi (r=0.788). Penelitian ini menunjukkan bawa kecemasan ibu dan anak dengan gangguan penglihatan sebelum dan sesudah oral prophylaxis berkorelasi secara kuat yang kemudian dapat digunakan oleh dokter gigi apakah kehadiran ibu di dalam ruang tindakan dapat menunjang kesuksesan perawatan gigi anak dengan gangguan penglihatan.

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Visual impairment in children known to have profound effect on psychological development, including anxiety. However, stronger emotional relationship with their mother found in this group can possibly help them cope better. Measurement of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) in saliva sampling is a widely used reliable non-invasive biomarker of anxiety level in clinical settings. Our objective was to evaluate sAA level in visually impaired children and their mothers before and after dental treatment. 21 children with visual and hearing-impairment and their mothers participated, sAA of both subjects were recorded together in the waiting room before treatment. Children then underwent dental prophylaxis in separated room, and had their post-treatment sAA measured right after. At the same time, mother's post-treatment sAA recorded in the waiting room. Data analyzed using Spearmann correlation test. sAA levels found to be significantly correlated between mothers and children with visual impairment pre- and post-oral prophylaxis (p≤0,05) with strong correlation coefficient (r=0.788). Our research found that anxiety in children with visual impairment and their mothers before and after oral prophylaxis were strongly correlated, which can be used as aid to decide whether mother's company inside dental operatory is beneficial in providing treatment for children with visual impairment.