To date, not enough attention has been paid to the role of communication before the first dental visit to encourage the child's cooperation and avoid dysfunctional behaviors. The dentist can provide parents with the information they need to adequately prepare the child for treatment. The present study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an infor-mation booklet to promote pediatric patients' cooperation during the first dental visit
The aim of the study was to test an Information Booklet preparing the child to the first dental vis-it. Forty-five children and one parent per included child took part in the trial. Children were ran-domized in two groups: the Information Booklet was e-mailed to the parents of the study group. At the end of the visit, the dentist and the parent evaluated the child's behavior through the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS) and the utility of the Booklet through a Likert scale. The children evaluated the pleasantness of the visit and the perceived pain through the Wong-Baker FACES® Pain Rating Scale (WBFPRS).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
48
Information Booklet prior to the dental visit
Servizio di Assistenza Odontoiatrica per disabili in età evolutiva e di odontoiatria infantile
Bologna, Italy
child's behavior assessed by dentist with the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS)
FBRS: values from 1 (Definitely negative) to 4 (definitely positive)
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
self reported pain assessed by the Wong Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFPRS)
WBFPRS: from 0 (no hurt) to 10 (hurts worst)
Time frame: immediately after the intervention
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