Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
dental anxiety, Contingent Escape, Positive Reinforcement,, Pulpotomy, Behavior management
Brief summary
The purpose of this study to evaluate the effect of verbal positive reinforcement, contingent escape and rewarding on behaviour of children undergoing primary molar pulpotomy.
Detailed description
this study evaluated Effect of Verbal Positive Reinforcement, Contingent Escape and Rewarding on Behaviour of Children Undergoing Primary Molar Pulpotomy
Interventions
BEHAVIORALpositive reinforcement
normal treatment with with praising the child with encouraging words and pleasing smiles.
BEHAVIORALrewarding
normal treatment with giving simple gifts like stickers at the end of the procedure.
BEHAVIORALcontingent escape
normal treatment with giving some rest of the procedure while the child on the chair.
Sponsors
Mansoura University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
The study sample will comprise three groups, 14 children each randomly chosen. Group I: positive reinforcement, with praising the child with encouraging words and pleasing smiles. Group II: contingent escape, by giving some rest of the procedure while the child on the chair. Group III: rewarding the child with simple gifts like stickers at the end of the procedure.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Children aged between 4 to 6 years of both sexes. 2. Children with behavior rating score 2,3 or 4 of Frankl 's behavior rating scale. 3. Children with carious lesions indicated for pulpotomy. 4. Restorable primary molars.
Exclusion criteria
1. Children with special health care needs. 2. Children suffering from systemic diseases. 3. Unrestorable tooth. 4. Extremely uncooperative children.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| RMS Pictorial Scale (RMS-PS) | 12 weeks | The pictorial Scale (RMS) compromise's a row of five faces ranging from very happy very unhappy. The children will be asked to choose the face they feel like about themselves at that moment. The scale will be scored by giving a value of one to the very happy face and five to the very unhappy face |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frankl Behavior Rating Scale | 12 weeks | classified child's behavior into four groups according to the child's attitude and cooperation or lack of cooperation during dental treatment |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse oximeter | 12 weeks | To measure heart rate |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed