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se of computerized anesthesia in children during dental care: A randomized clinical trial to assess anxiety and pain perceptio

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Anxiety
N01.400.535
Registration Number
RBR-7dqyscg
Lead Sponsor
niversidade Federal de Pelotas
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Children between 5 and 11 years of age; good general health and need for dental treatment under local anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

Children with physical disabilities that prevent the use of computerized anesthesia; mental disability.

Study & Design

Study Type
Intervention
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain perception will be evaluated during the anesthetic injection in the dental treatment and after the dental treatment, through the instrument Face Legs Activity Cry and Consolability; and Faces Pain Scale-Revised.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The child's anxiety will be assessed during the anesthetic injection in the dental treatment and after the dental treatment. During the anesthetic injection, the heart rate will be measured (physiological measurement). After dental treatment, the state of anxiety will be evaluated through the Vemam Picture Test and divided into trait-anxiety and state-anxiety.<br>;The patient's level of cooperation will be assessed after the anesthetic injection during dental treatment. The child's behavior will be evaluated using the modified Vemm scale (scores from 0 to 5) where the highest scores indicate uncooperative behavior.;Dentist stress will be assessed with the Visual Analog Scale.<br>
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