Evaluation Of The Effects Of Reading Educational Books, Showing Videos, And Playing Mobile Games On Dental Anxiety In Children
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 160
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- anxiety level according to the child
Study Overview
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:
- Does reading educational books before dental examinations reduce dental anxiety in children?
- Does watching educational videos before dental examinations reduce children's dental anxiety?
- 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.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 3 Years to 6 Years (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •The child must be between 3-6 years old
- •No previous dentist experience
- •No systemic disease or syndrome
Exclusion Criteria
- •The child is under 3 years old and over 6 years old
- •Having been to the dentist before for an examination or dental treatment.
- •Having any systemic disease or syndrome
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
anxiety level according to the child
Time Frame: after dental examination to 10 minute
We evaluated the effects of reading informative books, playing mobile games and watching videos after the dental examination on dental anxiety by measuring the Facial Image Scale (In the facial image scale consisting of 5 different faces, the happiest face is given a value of 1 while the unhappiest face is given a value of 5 and scoring is done according to the face chosen by the children.)
Secondary Outcomes
- child's anxiety level according to the researcher(after dental examination to 30 minute)
Investigators
Melek Belevcikli
Assistant professor
Bulent Ecevit University