Behavior of children during dental care using a rubber dam or cotton roll to isolate the tooth

The effect on behavior and heart rate of using isolation with a rubber dam or isolation with cotton rolls in children with caries on primary molars, a randomized study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15046229

Enrollment

Registered

2021-01-07

Start date

2017-11-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-13

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Conditions

Stress in children during dental care Oral Health

Interventions

Based on the sample size of comparable studies, a cohort of 51 children, 30 boys and 21 girls, from 3 to 10 years old is recruited form patients consulting in the pediatric dentistry department of CHU

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 3 - 10 years, needing operative treatment on at least one primary molar

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with infected or mobile decayed teeth 2. Outside the age range studied

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Behavior measured using the modified Venham hetero-evaluation scale at five different time points (T0 to T4). T0: patient installed in the dental chair, T1: during local anesthesia, T2: before placing isolation, T3: with isolation installed and T4: during the treatment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Heart rate recorded using a Digital Finger Pulse Oxygen Saturation Monitor OLED display (Elera, China) at five different time points (T0 to T4). T0: patient installed in the dental chair, T1: during local anesthesia, T2: before placing isolation, T3: with isolation installed and T4: during the treatment	—

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

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