Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-12
SponsorÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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)
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- AI-Assisted Child-Friendly Communication
- Traditional Behavior Management Techniques
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov