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Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Led by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University · Updated on 2025-12-24
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
11 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children aged 6 to 12 years in the mixed dentition period
- Systemically healthy children
- Children requiring restorative dental treatment on lower jaw teeth under inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia
- Children attending their first dental visit
- Children with behavior rated as 2 (negative) or 3 (positive) on the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale
- Children receiving local anesthesia for the first time
- Children and parents/legal guardians who have read and signed the informed consent form and agreed to participate
You will not qualify if you...
- Children and parents/legal guardians who declined to participate after reading the informed consent form
- Children with systemic diseases needing continuous medication
- Children with mental, cognitive, visual, or hearing impairments
- Children showing "definitely negative" (Frankl 1) or "definitely positive" (Frankl 4) behavior after oral prophylaxis
- Children with previous local anesthesia experience
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Çanakkale, Kepez, Turkey (Türkiye), 17100
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Research Team
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Burak Çarıkçıoğlu, Associate Professor
CONTACT
H
Hilal ÖZTÜRK, Research Assistant
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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