Evaluation of Custom-designed Dental Storybook on the Dental Anxiety and Behavior of Children

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October University for Modern Sciences and Arts48 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Child Behavior Dental Anxiety

Interventions

tell show do behavior management techniqueBEHAVIORAL

tell show do behavior management technique about the the diagnosis and procedures of dental restoration

a costume-designed storybookBEHAVIORAL

a costume-designed storybook explaining the diagnosis and procedures of dental restoration

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 8 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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.

Locations (1)

October University of Modern Sciences and Arts

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Child anxiety

Venham anxiety scale (score from 1-8)

Time frame: through study completion, an average of four months

Secondary Outcomes

Pulse rate

Pulse oximeter

Time frame: through study completion, an average of four months

Central Contacts

Naglaa I Ezzeldin, Associate professor

CONTACT

+201001984184 niezz@msa.edu.eg

Radwa Y Khater, Lecturer

CONTACT

+20 122 743 2614 rkhater@msa.edu.eg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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