The Effect of Parental Presence on Dental Fear

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2015-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

150 children aged between five and seven years presenting for the first dental visit, whose parents consented to participate in the study were selected from patients reporting to the dental clinics Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy using convenience sampling. Pulse rate for each patient was measured at different clinical situation starting from patient parent separation until end of appointment using a pulse oximeter, Data which collected was statistically analyzed using appropriate statistical analyses using SPSS ver.19 data processing software.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Lidocaine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• No previous restorative dental experience

• At least one maxillary posterior tooth requiring restorative care

• Parental consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with previous restorative dental experience

• Children with intellectual disability

• Children with diagnosed neurobehavioral disorders, including (but not limited to ), Autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder