Comparison of Efficacy of Little Lovely Dentist, Dental Song and Tell-show-do Techniques in Alleviating Dental Anxiety in Paediatric Patients

Comparison of Efficacy of Little Lovely Dentist, Dental Song and Tell-show-do Techniques in Alleviating Dental Anxiety in Paediatric Patients -A Single Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04833478

Enrollment

120

Registered

2021-04-06

Start date

2020-08-01

Completion date

2020-12-31

Last updated

2021-04-06

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Conditions

Anxiety, Behaviour, Dental Anxiety, Paediatric

Keywords

Anxiety, Dental Application, Dental Song, Tell-Show-Do, Behaviour

Brief summary

To evaluate the efficacy of different techniques for the reduction of dental anxiety in pediatric patients. Generally, anxiety amongst paediatric patients is higher as compared to adult patients. So different modalities are used by the dentists in order to reduce the anxiety of such patient to help to make treatment procedures easier and optimal.

Detailed description

Children who suffer from dental anxiety avoid any sort of dental treatment provided to them, which leads to poor oral hygiene, and if unaddressed, problems like missing teeth and decayed teeth further in life develop, and ultimately leading to problems making treatment planning intricate. Children normally follow the footsteps of their parents so it is of importance to consider how to avoid creating dental anxiety among them. If dental anxiety is left untreated, it might persist during adulthood, which eventually will deteriorate the oral health of such patients. Due to the substantial effect of dental anxiety in paediatric patients, many methods have been devised to alleviate or eliminate such anxieties of the patients. This study aimed to employ different strategies and measure heart rate and Facial Image Scale scores to determine their efficacy in reducing paediatric patient's dental anxiety by using these techniques before and after the procedure to compare the effectiveness of each of these techniques.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAnxiety

Techniques used to reduce anxiety in paediatric patients.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 11 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Only the children age ranged from 4 to 11 years with no positive medical history.

Exclusion criteria

* Rest were excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Group 1: Little Lovely Dentist App measuring anxiety using pulse oximeter	5 months	Measuring Anxiety Levels
Group 1: Little Lovely Dentist App measuring anxiety using facial image scale.	5 months	Measuring Anxiety Levels, 1 Minimum value and 5 Maximum value
Group 2: Dental Song measuring anxiety using pulse oximeter	5 months	Measuring Anxiety Levels
Group 2: Dental Song measuring anxiety using facial image scale.	5 months	Measuring Anxiety Levels, 1 Minimum value and 5 Maximum value
Group 3: Tell-Show-Do measuring anxiety using pulse oximeter	5 months	Measuring Anxiety Levels
Group 3: Tell-Show-Do measuring anxiety using facial image scale.	5 months	Measuring Anxiety Levels 1 Minimum value and 5 Maximum value

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026