NCT06463067

Books, Videos And Mobile Games İn Pediatric Dentistry

Evaluation Of The Effects Of Reading Educational Books, Showing Videos, And Playing Mobile Games On Dental Anxiety In Children

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bulent Ecevit University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 6 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this study was to examine the impact of educational video viewing, reading educational books, and playing educational mobile games on children's dental anxiety prior to dental examinations. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does reading educational books before dental examinations reduce dental anxiety in children? 2. Does watching educational videos before dental examinations reduce children's dental anxiety? 3. Does playing educational mobile games before dental check-ups reduce dental anxiety in children?

Detailed description

ackground: Behaviour management techniques have an important place in paediatric dentistry. However, alternative methods may be needed if they are found to be ineffective in reducing children's dental anxiety.Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of reading educational books, watching videos and playing mobile games from the child's, dentist's and parent's perspective on children's dental anxiety before treatment. Methods: A total of 160 patients were randomly assigned to four groups. Anxiety levels of patients in each group were assessed using the Facial Image Scale, the Frankl Behaviour Scale and pulse oximetry. The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was administered to parents to assess their child's anxiety level. The first group was exposed to the tell-show-do technique, the second group read a book, the third group watched a video and the fourth group played a mobile phone game. The children in each group were then assessed. Anxiety levels were then reassessed using the same scales.

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety
• Child, Only

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	playing mobile game	Changes in anxiety levels were measured by playing a mobile game to children before dental examination.
BEHAVIORAL	reading book	Changes in anxiety levels were measured by reading books to children before dental examination.
BEHAVIORAL	watching video	Changes in anxiety levels were measured by showing a video to children before dental examination.
BEHAVIORAL	tell-show-do group	Before the dental examination, the tell-show-do technique was applied to the children and the changes in their anxiety levels were measured.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-01-01
• First posted: 2024-06-17
• Last updated: 2024-06-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)