Dental anxiety in children Oral Health
Conditions
Interventions
After baseline examination by the clinical team, eligibility verification, participant’s assent and parents’/guardian’s consent submission, participants will be randomized to the two study groups (30
Sponsors
Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy children aged 5-15 years in need of dental treatment under inhalation sedation 2. No learning disabilities 3. Suitable for nitrous oxide/oxygen inhalation sedation (IHS) 4. United Arab Emirates (UAE) and non-UAE nationals’ parents and children will be eligible to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with special healthcare needs and/or medically compromised 2. Children who their parents refuse to consent 3. Those with complex medical histories ASA III and ASA IV 4. Children with a known diagnosed psychiatric disorder 5. Children younger than five years and older than 15 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Behavior and anxiety levels: 1. Physiological parameters measured by: 1.1. The E4 wrist band during the second (treatment) visit, which is approximately one week after the initial visit. The child will wear the watch for 15 minutes prior to dental treatment while sitting with parent/guardian in the waiting room and continuously during the treatment session (Added 23/07/2019) 1.2. Salivary amylase and salivary cortisol levels measured using Expanded Range High Sensitivity Salivary Amylase and Cortisol Enzyme Immunoassay Kit at the beginning of the initial visit, 15 minutes before the start of second visit treatment, and 15 minutes after the completion of second visit treatment 2. Anxiety scores using a component from the Indicator of Sedation Need (IOSN) at baseline (initial visit) and after treatment (second visit) 3. Behaviour score recorded using Frankl behaviour rating scale at the end of initial (first) visit and end of second treatment visit | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The beneficial effect of the acclimatization inhalation sedation visit, assessed using: 1. Satisfactory completion of the required dental treatment at the end of second visit 2. Children’s and parents’ acceptance of dental treatment with or without acclimatization visit at the end of second visit Measured using guardian/child quantitative questionnaire and records from clinical notes | — |
Countries
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed