Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
breathing exercise, play toys, heart rate, venham picture test, salivary alpha amylase
Brief summary
in this study investigator evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise using two different play toys in reducing dental anxiety.
Detailed description
bubble blower and pin wheel are used to facilitate breathing exercise and to reduce dental anxiety hence more cooperation of participants during dental treatment
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBreathing exercise
bubble blower used as play toys to facilitate the breathing exercise
BEHAVIORALDeep breathing
pin wheel used as a play toy for achievement of breathing exercise
Sponsors
Ain Shams University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* children that had been introduced to dental setting without receiving any dental treatment * According to Corah 's dental anxiety scale children classified with score 19 or more * No learning disability or psychological disorder or parental anxiety
Exclusion criteria
* children in emergency visit * Allergy to anesthetic drugs * Use of analgesic before treatment * Teeth with necrotic pulp * children whose parents refused to sign informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate to assess child's dental anxiety | during dental treatment after local anesthetic injection. Heart rate is measured in beats/min measured twice, first before any dental treatment and measured a second time after 7-10 minutes after injection of local anesthesia | correlating participants anxiety to heart rate the higher the heart rate indicating the higher the anxiety level of patients |
| Venham picture test used to assess dental anxiety | during dental treatment recorded before any treatment is done and after five minutes of injection of local anesthesia | score 0-8, it is an eight cards photos that are shown to children if child chooses the more anxious child in picture this is recorded as a score, the higher the score the more anxious the participants. |
| Salivary Alpha amylase | before any dental treatment is done and 7-10 minutes after injection of local anesthesia | collecting saliva sample for assessment of alpha amylase by ELISA test, saliva collected twice before and after injection of local anesthesia and correlating concentration to dental anxiety the higher the concentration of alpha amylase indicates more anxious children |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Innovation of a new protocol in behavior management prior to painful dental procedure | during dental treatment that will take 15-30 minutes | breathing exercise using play toys as behavior management |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed