Books, Videos And Mobile Games İn Pediatric Dentistry

Bulent Ecevit University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dental Anxiety; Child, Only

Treatments: Behavioral: tell-show-do group; Behavioral: playing mobile game; Behavioral: reading book; Behavioral: watching video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06463067

Bülent Ecevit Üniversitesi

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of educational video viewing, reading educational books, and playing educational mobile games on children's dental anxiety prior to dental examinations. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does reading educational books before dental examinations reduce dental anxiety in children?
2. Does watching educational videos before dental examinations reduce children's dental anxiety?
3. Does playing educational mobile games before dental check-ups reduce dental anxiety in children?

Full description

ackground: Behaviour management techniques have an important place in paediatric dentistry. However, alternative methods may be needed if they are found to be ineffective in reducing children's dental anxiety.Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of reading educational books, watching videos and playing mobile games from the child's, dentist's and parent's perspective on children's dental anxiety before treatment.

Methods: A total of 160 patients were randomly assigned to four groups. Anxiety levels of patients in each group were assessed using the Facial Image Scale, the Frankl Behaviour Scale and pulse oximetry. The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was administered to parents to assess their child's anxiety level. The first group was exposed to the tell-show-do technique, the second group read a book, the third group watched a video and the fourth group played a mobile phone game. The children in each group were then assessed. Anxiety levels were then reassessed using the same scales.

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. The child must be between 3-6 years old
2. No previous dentist experience
3. No systemic disease or syndrome

Exclusion criteria

1. The child is under 3 years old and over 6 years old
2. Having been to the dentist before for an examination or dental treatment.
3. Having any systemic disease or syndrome

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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160 participants in 4 patient groups

Play group

Other group

Description:

Before the examination process, the child was asked to select one of the five faces on the Facial Image Scale. The dentist evaluated and scored the patient's behaviors based on the categories in the Frankl Behavior Scale. Parents were asked to answer the questions in the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale on behalf of their children to assess their dental anxiety, and results were scored. Subsequently, the children's heart rate was measured and recorded with a pulse oximeter attached to the index finger of the left hand. Prior to the examination procedure, The patients in Play Group played a mobile game called 'Dentist' before the examination. After that patients were examined, and their anxiety levels were assessed using the same methods following the examination procedure

Treatment:

Behavioral: playing mobile game

Book group

Other group

Description:

Before the examination, the child was asked to choose one of five faces from the Facial Image Scale. The dentist assessed and scored the patient's behaviour using the Frankl Behaviour Scale. Parents were asked to complete the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale on behalf of their children to assess their dental anxiety and the results were scored. The children's heart rate was then measured and recorded using a pulse oximeter attached to the index finger of the left hand. The researcher then read the storybook "Elif Goes to the Dentist" and showed the children pictures of dental instruments as described in the book. Behavioural techniques were used to examine the patients, and their anxiety levels were assessed after the examination using the same methods.

Treatment:

Behavioral: reading book

Video group

Other group

Description:

Before the examination, the child was asked to choose one of the five faces on the Facial Image Scale. The dentist assessed the patient's behaviour using the Frankl Behaviour Scale. Parents were asked to answer the questions on the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale on behalf of their children to assess their dental anxiety, and the results were scored. The children's heart rate was then measured and recorded using a pulse oximeter attached to the index finger of the left hand. Patients in the video group then watched an animated video entitled 'First meeting with the dentist' before the examination, and dental instruments were introduced using the terminology mentioned in the video. Using behavioural techniques, the patients were examined and their anxiety levels were assessed using the same methods after the examination.

Treatment:

Behavioral: watching video

Tell-show-do group

Other group

Description:

Before the examination, the child was asked to choose one of five faces on the Facial Image Scale (FIS). The dentist assessed and scored the patient's behaviour using the Frankl Behaviour Scale. Parents were asked to complete the Corah Dental Anxiety Scale on behalf of their children to assess their dental anxiety, and the results were scored. The children's heart rate was then measured and recorded using a pulse oximeter attached to the index finger of the left hand. Following the application of the behavioural techniques, the patients were examined and their anxiety levels were assessed using the same methods after the examination procedure.

Treatment:

Behavioral: tell-show-do group