NCT07072559

Dental Game Impact on Kids' Pulpotomy Pain and Anxiety

Effect of a Dental Simulation Game on Reducing Pain and Anxiety During Primary Teeth Pulpotomy in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mansoura University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 4 Years – 7 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a dental simulation game on reducing pain and anxiety during primary teeth pulpotomy.

Conditions

• Pulpotomies Primary Teeth
• Anxiety
• Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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 visit. Children will be managed using the TSD (Tell-Show-Do) technique.
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-30
• Primary completion: 2025-07-15
• Completion: 2025-08-15
• First posted: 2025-07-18
• Last updated: 2025-07-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt