Effect of Verbal Positive Reinforcement, Contingent Escape and Rewarding on Behaviour of Children Undergoing Primary Molar Pulpotomy: a Randomized Clinical Study
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety
- Registration Number
- NCT06524154
- Lead Sponsor
- Mansoura University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study to evaluate the effect of verbal positive reinforcement, contingent escape and rewarding on behaviour of children undergoing primary molar pulpotomy.
- Detailed Description
this study evaluated Effect of Verbal Positive Reinforcement, Contingent Escape and Rewarding on Behaviour of Children Undergoing Primary Molar Pulpotomy
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
- Children aged between 4 to 6 years of both sexes.
- Children with behavior rating score 2,3 or 4 of Frankl 's behavior rating scale.
- Children with carious lesions indicated for pulpotomy.
- Restorable primary molars.
- Children with special health care needs.
- Children suffering from systemic diseases.
- Unrestorable tooth.
- Extremely uncooperative children.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method RMS Pictorial Scale (RMS-PS) 12 weeks The pictorial Scale (RMS) compromise's a row of five faces ranging from very happy very unhappy. The children will be asked to choose the face they feel like about themselves at that moment. The scale will be scored by giving a value of one to the very happy face and five to the very unhappy face
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Frankl Behavior Rating Scale 12 weeks classified child's behavior into four groups according to the child's attitude and cooperation or lack of cooperation during dental treatment