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Verification of children's behavior and anxiety in relation to the dental procedures of canal treatment and dental extraction

Evaluation of behavior and anxiety in endodontic and exodontia treatments in schoolchildren aged 6 to 9 years

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7fpgzg
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-05-12
Start date
2017-10-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Oral surgery

Interventions

Three intervention groups: control group G1 - 33 patients with necessite of preventive procedures (prophylaxis and application of fluoride) were performed group procedure G2 - 33 patients with necessi
group procedure G3 - 33 patients with necessite of extractions of primary molars were performed. All the procedures were performed by the same operator, and each patient when searching for care was ev
G2 - performed endodontic treatment on molars of primary dentition that was indication
and G3 - dental extraction on molars of primary dentition that was not possible performed endodontic treatment due to the advancement of dental caries
Procedure/surgery

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
6 Years to 9 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children of both sexes were considered; age group from 6 to 9 years of age; need to have indication of at least one of the three treatments proposed, according to their indication, fluoride prevention, fluoridation, endodontics or exodontia; the criteria for indication of preventive treatment or application of fluoride: children who did not present the caries disease and showed poor oral hygiene, thus could have low, medium or high risk of developing caries disease; or children presenting with cavitated lesions; endodontic criteria: primary molars presenting carious lesions or defective restorations associated with signs or symptoms indicative of irreversible pulpal inflammation (spontaneous pain or pulp necrosis, presence of abscess, fistula, edema, periapical or interradicular lesion), which had at least two thirds of remaining root; Finally, criteria for indication of extraction: primary molars that had pulp involvement, perforation of the floor of the pulp chamber, bone resorption involving the permanent crypt, internal resorption or pathological or physiological external resorption compromising more than a third of the length of one of its roots, or teeth that had invasion of the biological space which did not allow the absolute isolation and / or subsequent adequate restoration

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children who were taking medicines that interfered with the central nervous system; children with special needs; children and / or parents and non-literate parents; refusals of participation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Presentation of expected outcome of 29.4% with presence the children with negative behavior in endodontic treatments ;Result not found negative behavior relation to endodontic treatment (21.3%), measured by Frankl behavior rating scale ;Presentation of expected outcome of 66.7% with presence the children exhibit negative behavior in the dental extraction;Result not found association of negative behavior to dental extractions (21.3%), measured by Frankl behavior rating scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Presentation of expected outcome of presence the dental anxiety in endodontic treatments ;Result not found relationship of dental anxiety to endodontic treatment, measured by Venham Picture test modified (VPTm) ;Presentation of expected outcome of presence the dental anxiety in dental exodontias;Result not found association of dental anxiety with dental extractions, measured by Venham Picture test modified (VPTm)

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactJosiane Pezzini Soares

Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - UFSC

josipezzinI@gmail.com+55-0483721-6132

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)