Pain and Anxiety Control During Traditional Mandibular Anesthesia in Children Using Distracting Tools

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-07-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different audiovisual distraction techniques (Audio Video eyeglasses "VR BOX"/ Tablet) in the management of anxious pediatric patients during inferior alveolar nerve block

Group A (Control group): IAN will be administrated with basic behavior guidance techniques and without using any type of distraction aids.

Group B: IAN will be administrated with using AV eyeglasses "VR BOX" and wireless headphone.

Group C: IAN will be administrated with using tablet device and wireless headphone

All of the children who experienced an inferior alveolar block with/without distraction will be assessed by using a combination of measures: Wong-Baker FACES (self-report), pulse rate (physiological) and behavior (using FLACC behavior rating scale "external evaluator

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Damascus University
• Treatments: Anesthetics

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age between 6 and 10 years.

2. no previous dental experience.

3. definitely positive or positive ratings of Frank scale.

4. Need of IAN block for any dental treatment.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. previous dental experience

2. systematic or mental disorders.

3. definitely negative or negative ratings of Frankel scale

4. Any contraindication for regional anesthesia