None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
There is a difference in perceived dental pain among different genders and age groups. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of age and gender on the effectiveness of two audiovisual distraction techniques in the anxiety comfort of pediatric patients receiving inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB). The participants were randomly allocated into three groups. Group 1 (Control group): IANB administrated with Tell-Show-Do (TSD) technique. Group 2: IANB administrated. AV eyeglasses ‘VR Box’ was used for audiovisual distraction. Group 3: IANB administrated. Tablet device was used for audiovisual distraction.
Interventions
The participants were randomly allocated into three groups. Group 1 (Control group): Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) administrated with Tell-Show-Do (TSD) technique. Group 2: IANB administrated. Virtual reality box ‘VR Box’ was used for audiovisual distraction as an entertainment system, which can block the visual field of the child completely and the sound were delivered by a wireless headphone.
Group 3: IANB administrated. Tablet device was used for audiovisual distraction. The tablet
The participants were randomly allocated into three groups. Group 1 (Control group): Inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) administrated with Tell-Show-Do (TSD) technique. Group 2: IANB administrated. Virtual reality box ‘VR Box’ was used for audiovisual distraction as an entertainment system, which can block the visual field of the child completely and the sound were delivered by a wireless headphone. Group 3: IANB administrated. Tablet device was used for audiovisual distraction. The tablet is capable of playing MP4 audio-visual files, was fixed on the hand of the dental chair using tablet holder. VR Box and tablet device was used as means of distraction during performing IANB by a dentist. The intervention was delivered for one time at Damascus University.
Sponsors
Mawia Karkoutly
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Years to 10 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. No previous dental experience. 2. Healthy children. 3. Children that are definitely positive or positive according to Frank scale.
Exclusion criteria
Special Health Care Needs (SHCNs)
Outcome results
None listed