Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
dental anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, pediatric dentistry
Brief summary
This study aimed to evaluate the cognitive behavioral therapy source of Turkish version of the 'message to dentist' (MTD) with children attending two dental settings.
Detailed description
Children aged 5-16 years attending a dental faculty clinic and a private dental office were invited to complete the MTD form. Children were asked to report how worried they felt, their level of pain they anticipated and the actual level of pain they experienced on a scale of 1-10 (with 1 being the best outcome).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive Behavioral Therapy form for dental anxiety
Message to Dentist form
Sponsors
Altinbas University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Having dental anxiety but not having negative experiences during dental treatment in childhood or adolescence * Without any systemical and mental diasabilities * Who volunteered to participate in the study and whose parental consent was obtained.
Exclusion criteria
* not have dental anxiety * having any systemical or mental disability * having negative experiences during dental treatment in childhood or adolescence * and who did not volunteer to participate in the study and did not have parental consent for the study were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| clinic differences and dental anxiety | 6 month | according to CBT form, it will be evaluated |
| worry type of participants | 6 month | according to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy form, it will be evaluated |
| Gender anxiety differences | 6 month | according to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy form, it will be evaluated |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed