Pharmacological interventions to aid behavior management's techniques are commonly used in pediatric dentistry. The aim of the medicaments is to control behavior and allow safe completion of a dental procedure. Homeopathic remedy is safe and can be effective to control behavior and decrease anxiety in children during dental treatment. Aim: 1. To explore the efficacy of homeopathic drugs in decreasing children's dental anxiety before dental treatment. 2\. To assess the effectiveness of homeopathic remedy in facilitating dental treatment for anxious children. Methods: prospective, double-blind study. Thirty healthy children (5-12 years-old) will receive homeopathic remedy\\placebo before dental treatment. Anxiety reduction will be measured using: saliva cortisol levels, saliva α-amylase levels, facial image scale (FIS), and Houpt behavior scale. Expected results: the homeopathic remedy will reduce anxiety and increase child cooperation during dental treatment.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
22
drops of the homeopathic remedy will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.
drops of the placebo will be taken twice a day before the treatment and once on the morning of the treatment day.
Hadassah Medical Organization
Jerusalem, Israel
Reducing Children's Anxiety
Measuring levels of salivary cortisol and salivary α-amylase levels before dental treatment and after dental treatment .
Time frame: Each dental apointment, aproximatly 30 minutes on the average
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