Clinical trial NCT04262063: Effectiveness of TPD Tech VS TSD Tech
Official title: Effectiveness of Tell Play do Technique in Comparison to Tell Show do Technique for the Management of Anxious Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dental Anxiety
Keywords: tell show do
tell play do
dental anxiety
child behavior
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-02-10
Enrollment: 34
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 4
Maximum age (years): 6
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: parallel group two arms superiority trial with 1:1 allocation ratio
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Assessment of the effectiveness of tell play do technique and tell show do technique in management of anxious children .

Detailed description: Child dental anxiety has been a matter of concern for many years. It is defined as a nonspecific feeling of apprehension, worry, uneasiness and the source may be not clear or unknown .

Dental anxiety is considered as a major obstacle for the dental treatment. The dental appointment is a stressful situation specially for children which raises their anxiety level. Different studies among 6-12 years old children showed that 20%- 43 % exhibited high dental fear and anxiety .

Dental fear and anxiety can have negative implications for children's oral health. There is certainty for the negative impact of dental anxiety on the oral health-related quality of life of children, and studies have shown that children with dental fear and anxiety have worse oral health status than their peers (more untreated carious lesions).

It is also children with dental fear and anxiety may present with behavioral management problems which can disrupt the provision of dental treatment and negatively impact on the dental treatment the child receives. The anxiety experienced by children is not only distressing for the child, but it can also be a potentially stressful and upsetting experience for their parents .

A good patient-dentist relationship is crucial for the management of anxiety. It is the responsibility of pedodontists to make dentistry as child-friendly and pain-free as possible to bring about positive changes in the behavior of children during dental treatment .

Tell-show-do technique is widely used for managing pediatric dental patients. It is useful for almost all patients who can communicate, especially those patients who are 'monitors. Although widely used, the ability of this technique to prepare, and reduce child anxiety remains an area for research, because it's not always appropriate for those patients who are 'blunters' where detailed information can result in increased levels of anxiety .

So different modifications of this technique were used one of them is tell play do technique with a dental imitation toy and using euphemisms instead of demonstrating on a model or observing one. Tell play do technique provides a better explanatory concept of the dental procedure and can lead to more cooperation of the children patients which can influence the dental treatment in a good and positive way.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Children with Frankl's behavior rating score of 1,2 .
2. Patients with no previous dental experience.
3. Patients not suffering from cognitive or mental problems.
4. Children with primary molars indicated for extraction .
5. Age 4- 6 years old .

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Medically compromised patients
2. Patients suffering from cognitive or mental problems
3. Patients with previous dental experience

Primary outcomes:
measure: level of anxiety
timeFrame: Immediate In the first visit
Secondary outcomes:
measure: change in behavior
timeFrame: immediate after the behavior management
measure: Ease of handling patients
timeFrame: immediate the end of the treatment
measure: Ease of doing the procedures
timeFrame: immediate at the end of the treatment
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