The Efficacy of Little Lovely Dentist and Tell Show Do in Alleviating Dental Anxiety in Iraqi Children: A Randomized Clinical Trial
الباحث الأول:
Sura Z. Aziz
الباحثين الآخرين:
Zainab J. Jafar
المجلة:
Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community dentistry
تاريخ النشر:
30 أكتوبر، 2023
مختصر البحث:
Aim: Behavior management approaches in treating children are generally viewed
as techniques to enhance communication with patients to promote positive
attitudes. Patients, particularly children, consider visiting a dental clinic to be
a difficult…
Aim: Behavior management approaches in treating children are generally viewed
as techniques to enhance communication with patients to promote positive
attitudes. Patients, particularly children, consider visiting a dental clinic to be
a difficult and painful experience, so a dentist who treats children should have
a variety of behavior management techniques. This study aimed to evaluate
and compare the efficacy of Tell Show Do (TSD) and a mobile app in reducing
dental anxiety among children patients. Materials and Methods: A clinical trial
study with 66 children aged 6–8 years was divided into three groups by the
randomization method, which was performed in two steps: the first step used
a random group generator template for excel to distribute the 66 children into
three groups (each group 22), and the second step by excel function (RAND)
to make the sequence for children. The sample was divided into three groups;
each group has 22 children: Group I (TSD), Group II mobile app (Little Lovely
Dentist), and Group III control. ClI fillings of the primary molars were provided
to all participants. Anxiety levels were measured using physiological methods
(heart rate and oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter) and psychological methods
(Venham picture test) before treatment, during the education stage, and after
treatment. The statistical tests were the paired t test for intragroup comparison
and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for intercomparison. Results: Oneway ANOVA showed a significantly lower pulse rate in the mobile app group after
treatment, significantly higher SPO2
saturation in the mobile app group than in
the TSD and control groups, and significantly lower Venham scores in the mobile
app group than in the control group. Conclusion: The use of the Little Lovely
Dentist mobile app decreased dental anxiety levels in children’s first dental visit
more than both the TSD technique and control groups when compared.
