Child Behavior, Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
dental storybook, tell show do, dental anxiety
Brief summary
Conventional behavior management techniques, namely: verbal communication and tell-show-do were used in the operatory for the participating children (Group A). The children allocated in intervention group (Group B) received a costume-designed storybook explaining the diagnosis and procedures of occlusal composite restoration
Interventions
BEHAVIORALtell show do behavior management technique
tell show do behavior management technique about the the diagnosis and procedures of dental restoration
BEHAVIORALa costume-designed storybook
a costume-designed storybook explaining the diagnosis and procedures of dental restoration
Sponsors
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 8 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* • Healthy children and children/parents can read and understand Arabic. * The child needs an occlusal composite restoration.
Exclusion criteria
* Children with special needs; children with a complete audiovisual impairment; children with * Learning difficulties or mental retardation. * Children who are not Arabic speakers.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Child anxiety | through study completion, an average of four months | Venham anxiety scale (score from 1-8) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pulse rate | through study completion, an average of four months | Pulse oximeter |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactNaglaa I Ezzeldin, Associate professor
Backup ContactRadwa Y Khater, Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed