Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Recruiting · NCT07133919 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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AI-Assisted Child-Friendly CommunicationTraditional Behavior Management Techniques
What this trial is about
This study compares the effects of traditional behavior management techniques and AI-assisted child-friendly communication on dental anxiety, physiological stress, and pain perception during local anesthesia in healthy children aged 6-12. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of AI-supported communication tools in reducing anxiety and improving comfort in pediatric dental treatments, potentially enhancing clinical outcomes and advancing technology use in pediatric dentistry.
Who can take part
Age range
7 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Children volunteers and their parents/legal guardians who have read and signed the informed consent form and agreed to participate in the study
- Systemically healthy children aged 6-12 years in the mixed dentition period
- Children requiring restorative dental procedures (including pulpotomy, pulp capping, or composite restorations) on mandibular teeth under inferior alveolar nerve block local anesthesia
- Children who are attending their first dental visit and demonstrate behavior rated as 2 (negative) or 3 (positive) according to the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (Categories: 1 - definitely negative; 2 - negative; 3 - positive; 4 - definitely positive) Behaviors will be categorized as positive (+) or negative (-) based on the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (Wright's modification)
- Children receiving local anesthesia for the first time
Exclusion criteria
- Children volunteers and their parents/legal guardians who read the informed consent form but declined to participate in the study
- Children with systemic diseases requiring continuous medication
- Children with mental or cognitive impairments, as well as those with visual or hearing disabilities
- Children who, after oral prophylaxis at the first visit, exhibit "definitely negative" (Frankl 1) or "definitely positive" (Frankl 4) behavior according to the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale
- Children with previous experience of local anesthesia
Where it is running
1 location listed.
- Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University - Çanakkale, Kepez, Turkey (Türkiye)