Preparation Protocol for the First Pediatric Dental Visit

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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

Detailed Description
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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).

Official Title
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Randomized Clinical Trial to Test a Preparation Protocol for the First Pediatric Dental Visit.

Conditions
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Behavior, Child, Dentist-Patient Relations

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Information Booklet


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: child requiring a first dental visit Exclusion Criteria: previous dental visits, intellectual disability, mother tongue other than Italian, una-vailable e-mail address

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 4 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: study group<br>Information Booklet prior to the dental visit | Behavioral: Information Booklet<br>* Information Booklet prior to the dental visit<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br>no information prior to the dental visit | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| child's behavior assessed by dentist with the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS) | FBRS: values from 1 (Definitely negative) to 4 (definitely positive) | immediately after the intervention | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| self reported pain assessed by the Wong Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFPRS) | WBFPRS: from 0 (no hurt) to 10 (hurts worst) | immediately after the intervention | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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behavior management, first dental visit