Relationship Between Children's Colour Preferences and Their Dental Anxiety

Bulent Ecevit University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Development; Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06484998

Bülent Ecevit University

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between children's color preferences and their dental anxiety. It aims to answer are:

1. Is there a relationship between children's compomer restoration colour preferences and dental anxiety?
2. Do children's compomer restoration colour preferences vary according to age and gender?
3. Are children's compomer restoration colour preferences the same as their favourite colours?

Full description

Background: Dental fear and anxiety, which are frequently encountered in children, are recognised as an important public health problem in many countries and this situation leads to postponement and neglect of dental treatments. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between colored compomer color preferences and dental anxiety levels, which are frequently used in the restorative treatments of pediatric patients who need restorative treatment of primary molar teeth.

Methods: In this study, the relationship between anxiety levels and compomer restoration color preferences was evaluated in 275 patients aged between 5 and 10 years who required restorative treatment in primary molar teeth. Children's dental anxiety levels were determined using the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale, face version (MCDAS-f). Children with identified anxiety levels were asked to choose colors for their fillings. A scale consisting of 9 colors (pink, blue, gold, silver, orange, yellow, green, purple, white) was used for color selection by adding white to the colored compomer scale.

Enrollment: 275 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 10 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• the child must be between 5-10 years old
• who needed restorative treatment of their deciduous molars
• no systemic disease or syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• the child is under 5 years old and over 10 years old
• who not needed restorative treatment of deciduous molars and haven't those teeth
• having any systemic disease or syndrome

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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275 participants in 3 patient groups

low anxiety

Experimental group

Description:

A score was obtained from the MCDASf scale by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly worried", 3 "worried", 4 "very worried" and 5 "extremely worried" according to the 8 questions. Those with a total score of less than 19 points were included in this group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection

moderate anxiety

Experimental group

Description:

A score was obtained from the MCDASf scale by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly worried", 3 "worried", 4 "very worried" and 5 "extremely worried" according to the 8 questions. Those with a total score between 19-31 points were included in this group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection

high anxiety

Experimental group

Description:

A score was obtained from the MCDASf scale by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly worried", 3 "worried", 4 "very worried" and 5 "extremely worried" according to the 8 questions. Those with a total score between 32-40 points were included in this group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection