NCT06484998

Relationship Between Children's Colour Preferences and Their Dental Anxiety

Evaluation Of The Relationship Between Dental Anxiety Levels Of Children And Their Compomer Restoration Colour Preferences

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 275 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bulent Ecevit University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 10 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between children's color preferences and their dental anxiety. It aims to answer are: 1. Is there a relationship between children's compomer restoration colour preferences and dental anxiety? 2. Do children's compomer restoration colour preferences vary according to age and gender? 3. Are children's compomer restoration colour preferences the same as their favourite colours?

Detailed description

Background: Dental fear and anxiety, which are frequently encountered in children, are recognised as an important public health problem in many countries and this situation leads to postponement and neglect of dental treatments. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between colored compomer color preferences and dental anxiety levels, which are frequently used in the restorative treatments of pediatric patients who need restorative treatment of primary molar teeth. Methods: In this study, the relationship between anxiety levels and compomer restoration color preferences was evaluated in 275 patients aged between 5 and 10 years who required restorative treatment in primary molar teeth. Children's dental anxiety levels were determined using the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale, face version (MCDAS-f). Children with identified anxiety levels were asked to choose colors for their fillings. A scale consisting of 9 colors (pink, blue, gold, silver, orange, yellow, green, purple, white) was used for color selection by adding white to the colored compomer scale.

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety
• Child Development

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection	Patients without any syndromes or systemic disorders, without mental retardation, who needed restorative treatment for primary molars were included in the study. The examination forms of 275 patients requiring restorative treatment of primary teeth were analysed at the session they came for restorative treatment. To determine the child's anxiety, the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale-faces version was administered to the children before restorative treatment. The children were asked to choose from a scale consisting of 9 colours (pink, blue, gold, silver, orange, yellow, green, purple, white) for the compomer restoration color selections. The patients were asked what their favourite color was after the compomer restoration color selection so that the previous question would not have any effect on the child's restoration color selection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-01-01
• Completion: 2024-01-01
• First posted: 2024-07-03
• Last updated: 2024-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)