To Assess Breathing Exercise as a Relaxation Method

Ain Shams University90 enrolled

Overview

in this study investigator evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise using two different play toys in reducing dental anxiety.

bubble blower and pin wheel are used to facilitate breathing exercise and to reduce dental anxiety hence more cooperation of participants during dental treatment

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Breathing exerciseBEHAVIORAL

bubble blower used as play toys to facilitate the breathing exercise

Deep breathingBEHAVIORAL

pin wheel used as a play toy for achievement of breathing exercise

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 6 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Ain Shams University Faculty of Dentistry

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Heart rate to assess child's dental anxiety

correlating participants anxiety to heart rate the higher the heart rate indicating the higher the anxiety level of patients

Time frame: 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

Venham picture test used to assess dental anxiety

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.

Time frame: during dental treatment recorded before any treatment is done and after five minutes of injection of local anesthesia

Salivary Alpha amylase

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

Time frame: before any dental treatment is done and 7-10 minutes after injection of local anesthesia

Secondary Outcomes

Innovation of a new protocol in behavior management prior to painful dental procedure

breathing exercise using play toys as behavior management

Time frame: during dental treatment that will take 15-30 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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