Storytelling for Reducing Dental Anxiety

Evaluating & Comparing the Effectiveness of a Storytelling Method and Tell, Show, Do Technique in Reducing Children's Dental Anxiety in Shiraz

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210501051145N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-20

Start date

2020-07-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-01

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Conditions

Dental anxiety.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Tell, Show, Do (TSD). This intervention is a famous technique in dentistry. The effectiveness of the technique has been evidenced in a number of studies. Also, it h

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6-to-9 years Referring to a randomly selected public dental clinic Who need pulpotomy of either fourth or fifth primary teeth (D & E) Whose parents/guardians agree to take part

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The history of psychiatric treatment Receiving psychiatric medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Dental anxiety. Timepoint: Before the examination, after the examination, before the treatment, during the treatment and after the treatment. Method of measurement: Facial Image Scale, Venham Picture Test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Gozin

Payam Noor University

gozinfatemeh@gmail.com+98 71 3633 0094

Outcome results

None listed

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