Preparation Protocol for the First Pediatric Dental Visit

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dentist-Patient Relations; Behavior, Child
• Interventions: Behavioral: Information Booklet

• Registration Number: NCT05608720
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bologna

Brief Summary

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

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).

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-09-01
• Study Completion: 2019-10-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-27
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
study group	Information Booklet	Information Booklet prior to the dental visit

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
child's behavior assessed by dentist with the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (FBRS)	immediately after the intervention	FBRS: values from 1 (Definitely negative) to 4 (definitely positive)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
self reported pain assessed by the Wong Baker faces pain rating scale (WBFPRS)	immediately after the intervention	WBFPRS: from 0 (no hurt) to 10 (hurts worst)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Servizio di Assistenza Odontoiatrica per disabili in età evolutiva e di odontoiatria infantile; 🇮🇹 Bologna, Italy