Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Brief summary
evaluating the effectiveness of smartphone applications (Tell-Play-Do) (TPD) in reduction of preoperative anxiety in children undergoing restorative treatment, as measured by heart rate and Venham's Picture Test.
Detailed description
A total of at least 78 patients aged from 6-8 years will be included. All participants will be divided equally into two groups. Study group TPD using smartphone application and Control group (Tell-Show-Do) (TSD) using traditional behavior management technique. Dental anxiety using Venham's Picture Test and heart rate using pulse oximeter will be assessed during dental treatment
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTell-Play-Do
Using smart phone application
BEHAVIORALTell-Show-Do
Using traditional behavior management technique
Sponsors
Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* School-age children aged from 6-8 years. * Presence of carious primary molars without pulpal involvement. * Parents have the ability to write, read and willingness to participate in the study. * First dental visit to the clinic. * Normal healthy children.
Exclusion criteria
* Children with previous dental experience. * Medically compromised children. * Children with special needs (physical or mental).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in heart rate | Baseline and immediate post operative | recorded by using pulse oximeter as a potential secondary measure of anxiety (physiological parameter). |
| Change in dental anxiety scores | Baseline and immediate post operative | The number of times the anxious figure will be chosen a score of one will be assigned and then totaled to give a final score (minimum score - zero; maximum score - eight) for each patient. The final score will be interpreted as follow: 8 (Very high anxiety), Equal to or more than 6 and less than 8 (High anxiety), Equal to or more than 4 and less than 6 (Average), Equal to or more than 2 and less than 4 (Low anxiety), More than 0 and less than 2 (Very low anxiety) and 0 (No anxiety). |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed