Status:
COMPLETED
Dental Anxiety in Children and Salivary Cortisol Levels
Lead Sponsor:
Inonu University
Conditions:
Dental Anxiety
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-8 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objective: This study aimed to assess whether pediatric dental anxiety is due to the day of dental appointment, to the dental chair, or to the dental treatment procedure during the course of the first...
Detailed Description
The study was carried out following the approval by the local ethics committee (Malatya Clinical Studies Ethics Committee, 2017/76), and informed consent was signed by the parents. A total of 135 chil...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- They were apparently healthy and had no previous experience of dental treatment
- In terms of the standardization of the groups, only the children who were compatible with Frankl-3 or 4 classes were included in the study.
- The patients were divided into groups taking into consideration the requirements of having no pain, abscess, fistula and no need for dental treatment requiring urgent intervention.
Exclusion
- Patients, who did not meet the inclusion criteria for the study, who did not want to participate voluntarily, who ate and drank something 1 hour before the appointment, who used medication in the last 7 days, who used medication that may affect the salivary flow in the last 60 days or who left the dental treatment incomplete, were not included in the study.
- Children with Farnkl-1 and -2 classes had negative compliance to treatment and therefore they were not included in the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 15 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 25 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
135 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04338854
Start Date
December 15 2017
End Date
July 25 2018
Last Update
April 8 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Inonu University
Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye), 44280