Clinical trial NCT06463067: Books, Videos And Mobile Games İn Pediatric Dentistry
Official title: Evaluation Of The Effects Of Reading Educational Books, Showing Videos, And Playing Mobile Games On Dental Anxiety In Children
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dental Anxiety
Child, Only
Keywords: book
Dental anxiety
Behavior management
video
mobil game
Lead sponsor: Bulent Ecevit University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-06-17
Enrollment: 160
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 3
Maximum age (years): 6
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of educational video viewing, reading educational books, and playing educational mobile games on children's dental anxiety prior to dental examinations. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does reading educational books before dental examinations reduce dental anxiety in children?
2. Does watching educational videos before dental examinations reduce children's dental anxiety?
3. Does playing educational mobile games before dental check-ups reduce dental anxiety in children?

Detailed description: ackground: Behaviour management techniques have an important place in paediatric dentistry. However, alternative methods may be needed if they are found to be ineffective in reducing children's dental anxiety.Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of reading educational books, watching videos and playing mobile games from the child's, dentist's and parent's perspective on children's dental anxiety before treatment.

Methods: A total of 160 patients were randomly assigned to four groups. Anxiety levels of patients in each group were assessed using the Facial Image Scale, the Frankl Behaviour Scale and pulse oximetry. The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was administered to parents to assess their child's anxiety level. The first group was exposed to the tell-show-do technique, the second group read a book, the third group watched a video and the fourth group played a mobile phone game. The children in each group were then assessed. Anxiety levels were then reassessed using the same scales.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. The child must be between 3-6 years old
2. No previous dentist experience
3. No systemic disease or syndrome

Exclusion Criteria:

1. The child is under 3 years old and over 6 years old
2. Having been to the dentist before for an examination or dental treatment.
3. Having any systemic disease or syndrome

Primary outcomes:
measure: anxiety level according to the child
timeFrame: after dental examination to 10 minute
Secondary outcomes:
measure: child's anxiety level according to the researcher
timeFrame: after dental examination to 30 minute
Other outcomes:
measure: child's level of dental anxiety from the parents' perspective
timeFrame: after dental examination to 24 hour
measure: children's anxiety levels according to heart rate
timeFrame: after dental examination to 2 minute
Locations:
city: Zonguldak
country: Turkey
facility: Bülent Ecevit Univercity
state: Kozlu
Study officials:
affiliation: Bulent Ecevit University
name: gamze kılıç, 1
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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