Evaluation of the Effectiveness of New Management Techniques in Reducing Dental Anxiety for Children Undergoing Pulpotomy

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: The Play-Doh Doctor Drill 'n Fill toy set; Other: Group 1 (Tell-Show-Do); Behavioral: Using Kaleidoscope glasses during pulpotomy procedures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06673030

A01011023PP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to reduce dental anxiety for sixety six children undergoing pulpotomy in primary molars by using kaleidoscope glasses and Tell-Show-Play-Doh techniques and evaluation of behavior and anxiety achieved by using FLAAC scale, measuring heart rate and RMS-Pictorial scale.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 6 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Children attended the dental clinic for their first time.

2. Children aged between 4 to 6 years including both boys and girls. 3. Healthy Children with Frankl's behavior rating score 2,3 and 4 of Frankl's behavior rating scale and no prior dental experience.

3. Children with carious lesions in lower restorable primary molars and indicated for pulpotomy.

• Exclusion Criteria: 1.Children with known significant visual impairments or psychological problems.

2. Children suffering from systemic diseases or special health care needs.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1 (Tell-Show-Do)

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Group 1 (Tell-Show-Do)

Group 2 ( Tell-Show-Play-Doh)

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: The Play-Doh Doctor Drill 'n Fill toy set

Group 3 (Kaleidoscope glasses )

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Using Kaleidoscope glasses during pulpotomy procedures