Dental Game Impact on Kids' Pulpotomy Pain and Anxiety
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: dental simulation game, tell show do.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Pulpotomies Primary Teeth, Anxiety, Pain. Basic parameters: 4 years — 7 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of a Dental Simulation Game on Reducing Pain and Anxiety During Primary Teeth Pulpotomy in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study
Overview
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a dental simulation game on reducing pain and anxiety during primary teeth pulpotomy.
Interventions
- Other dental simulation game
At the first visit children will play on any procedure in dental simulation game, after that the child will be shown two animals, after which they virtually do a root canal procedure. Tasks include performing a dental X-ray, anesthetizing the tooth using a syringe, drilling decayed cavity and start pulp treatment, rinsing, pulp treatment and filling the tooth, applying light cure and finally polishing the teeth. The second visit for pulpotomy procedure will be scheduled two days after first visi - Other tell show do
For the control group (group 1) TSD (Tell-Show-Do) technique group, children will be managed with a verbal explanation and a friendly, non-threatening demonstration of the upcoming dental treatment. The "do" phase involved carrying out the dental procedure as per the prior explanation and demonstration
Primary outcome measures
- Frankl's behavior scale [Time frame: behavior of child will be assessed at baseline .same visit]
- Venham scale [Time frame: anxiety of child will be assessed at baseline .same visit]
- Wong baker scale [Time frame: pain level of child will be assessed at baseline .same visit]
- pulse rate [Time frame: vital sign of child will be assessed at baseline.same visit]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- 1- Children aged between 4 to 7 years of both sexes. 2- Children with behavior rating score 2 and 3 according to Frankl's behavior rating scale.
3- Children with carious lesions indicated for pulpotomy. 4- Restorable primary lower molars.
Exclusion criteria
- 1- Children with special health care needs. 2- Children suffering from systemic diseases.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- faculty of Dentistry, Mansoura University — Al Mansurah
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07072559 · A02012024PP