Status:
RECRUITING
Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Conditions:
Caries, Dental
Local Anesthesia
Eligibility:
All Genders
7-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 ane...
Detailed Description
Successful pediatric dental treatment depends on effective therapeutic communication and tailored behavior management strategies based on the child's needs and the clinician's experience. Local anesth...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 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
- 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
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07133919
Start Date
October 15 2025
End Date
January 1 2026
Last Update
December 24 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale, Kepez, Turkey (Türkiye), 17100