Motivational Effect of Choosing the Taste of te Fluoride Varnish on Acceptance and Behavior During Dental Visit in Children - a Single Blind RCT

The main assumption of the study is giving the child the option to choose e.g. their preferred taste of the fluoride varnish possibly moves the focus away from not being willing to receive the fluoride varnish application to rather accepting it (pseudoalternative).

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of participation via choosing the taste of the fluoride varnish (locus of control and pseudo-alternative) on the acceptance and cooperation during dental visit in schoolchildren aged 5 to 10 years.

This two-parallel arm single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial will be undertaken at the Department of Preventive and Pediatric Dentistry at the University of Greifswald from approximately January 2022 to Autumn 2022. The child will be randomly allocated using simple random sampling with the use of random table method, in which 35 randomly generated serial numbers for each group will be generated by Windows Microsoft Excel (2010, USA) to ensure equal randomization of each group.

The test group will receive a previously allocated flavor of fluoride varnish (Profluorid VOCO, Germany) ranging from (Melon, Caramel, Cherry, Bubble gum, Mint) containing 22,500 ppm fluoride. However the test group will be receiving the choosing the taste of the previously mentioned fluoride varnish r with flavor ranging from (Melon, Caramel, Cherry, Bubble gum, Mint). After allocation an independent observer enters the dental treatment room for blinded assessment. After the dental visit, the participating child, the accompanying parent or caregiver, the dental operator and the blinded assessor receive a short questionnaire to be filled out.

Patients presenting with acute pain or with signs and symptoms, which should be treated will not be asked to participate. Moreover Systemic diseases that require special attention during their dental treatment or Parents/children who refused to participate in the study, and reported allergy against ingredients of the toothpaste are excluded from participation.