The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of cartoon animated video-modeling in reducing preoperative anxiety among pre-school children during the first dental visit. Secondary aims include assessing the effect on parental anxiety and overall parental satisfaction.
Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, which will watch an animated video modeling the dental visit, or the control group, which will receive standard pre-visit information. Anxiety levels will be measured at five different time points.
Inclusion Criteria:
Medically healthy children classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II.
Exclusion Criteria:
Children with systemic medical conditions or with mental, cognitive, or intellectual disabilities.
Children allocated to the intervention group received a cartoon-animated video designed to familiarise them with their first dental visit.
Children in the control group received routine care upon arrival at the clinic, which consisted of a verbal explanation of the planned procedures while in the waiting area.
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