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Comparison of three behavior management techniques in reducing dental anxiety in children during dental restorative procedure.

TO EVALUATE AND COMPARE THE EFFECT OF TELL-PLAY-DO, STORYBOOK MODELLING AND TELL-SHOW-DO TECHNIQUES ON DENTAL ANXIETY DURING DENTAL RESTORATIVE PROCEDURE IN 5-7 YEAR OLD PATIENTS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL. - NILL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/08/056457
Enrollment
120
Registered
2023-08-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-08-21

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: K025- Dental caries on pit and fissure surface

Interventions

Intervention1: Tell- Play- Do behavior management technique: The child will be taken to the play area, where the customized Puppet-clay-play model set will be introduced to child which consists of a c
so as to understand the dentistâ??s frame of reference. DO- Patient will be taken to operatory room to perform oral prophylaxis. The duration of this will be standardized for 15 minutes. The anxiety

Sponsors

Dr Prachi Mujariya
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subjects in the age group of 5-7 years. 2.Patients at their first dental visit. 3.Patients with Frankelâ??s behavior rating score of 2 or 3. 4.No history of previous hospitalization or previous dental treatment. 5.Patients with prior parental consent. 6.Patients having Class I carious cavity lesion in one of the primary molars and needs restoration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Medically compromised patient. 2.Patients with previous dental history. 3.Patients with Franklâ??s behavior rating score of 1 or 4. 4.Patients with previous history of hospitalization. ï?? Psychological impairment. ï?? Patients requiring pharmacological management. 5.Patients undergoing medical treatment that might affect heart rate (HR)and those with heart disorders. 6.Teeth which needs invasive procedure.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome is to assess the difference in the effect of Customized Tell-play-do, storybook modelling & conventional tell-show-do technique on reducing dental anxiety in 5-7 year old patients during dental restorative procedure.Timepoint: Specific time at which outcome will be assessed or estimated, that is at baseline 8 weeks. intervention.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome is to measure which behavior management technique among Customized TPD, storybook modelling & TSD is better in reducing dental anxiety in 5-7 year old patients during dental restorative procedure.Timepoint: Specific time at which outcome will be assessed or estimated, that is before & after 16 weeks of intervention.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Prachi Mujariya

Swargiya Dadasaheb kalmegh smruti dental college and hospital.

arunsajju@gmail.com9146768016

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026