Effectiveness of Puppet Modeling During Dental Emergency Visits on Dental Anxiety and Behavior of Children in a Subsequent Visit | NCT07736170

NCT07736170

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07736170
Lead Sponsor: King Abdulaziz UniversityOTHER
Official Title: Effect of Puppet-Aided Tell-Show-Do During Dental Emergency Visit on Dental Anxiety and Behavior of Children in a Subsequent Visit: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using a puppet in dental visits for children is an effective behavior guidance tool. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does using a puppet to explain dental procedures to children during emergency dental visits lower their anxiety in a subsequent dental visit?

Does using a puppet to explain dental procedures to children during emergency dental visits improve their behavior in a subsequent dental visit?

Researchers compared the effect of using a puppet to the traditional tell-show-do behavior guidance technique to see if the puppet is more effective in lowering their anxiety and improving their behavior.

Participants were randomly allocated into two groups:

Group I: Children who received puppet play therapy in the emergency dental visit and in the subsequent dental visit.

Group II: Children who received only the traditional tell-show-do behavior guidance technique in the emergency dental visit and in the subsequent dental visit.

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Yes
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

healthy (including healthy children presenting with a localized dental abscess and no systemic involvement),

Arabic-speaking

and required emergency dental treatment under local anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

ASA II or higher according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification,

or if they required advanced behavior guidance, such as protective stabilization, during the emergency visit.