Relationship Between Children's Colour Preferences and Their Dental Anxiety

NCT06484998 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Bülent Ecevit University
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 275
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between children's color preferences and their dental anxiety. It aims to answer are:

1. 1.Is there a relationship between children's compomer restoration colour preferences and dental anxiety?
2. 2.Do children's compomer restoration colour preferences vary according to age and gender?
3. 3.Are children's compomer restoration colour preferences the same as their favourite colours?

Conditions

Dental Anxiety; Child Development

Keywords

Colour; Compomer; Dental Anxiety; Dental Caries; Primary teeth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• anxiety level

  To determine the child's anxiety, the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale-faces version(MCDAS f) was administered to the children before restorative treatment. According to the MCDASf, a score was obtained by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly anxious", 3 "anxious", 4 "very anxious" and 5 "extremely anxious" according to 8 questions. A total score of less than 19 points was categorised as low anxiety, 19-31 points as moderate anxiety and 32-40 points as high anxiety.

  before dental treatment to 30 minutes

• colour preference

  The children were asked to choose from a new scale consisting of 9 colours (pink, blue, gold, silver, orange, yellow, green, purple, white) by adding white compomer (Dyract XP) to the colored compomer colour scale (Voco Twinky Star) for the compomer restoration color selections. During the color selection of the patients, it was ensured that the patients saw all the colors at the same time in order not to cause any guidance.

  before dental treatment to 30 minutes

• favorite color

  The patients were asked what their favourite color was after the compomer restoration color selection so that the previous question would not have any effect on the child's restoration color selection and the data obtained were recorded.

  before dental treatment to 30 minutes

Study Arms (3)

low anxiety

EXPERIMENTAL

A score was obtained from the MCDASf scale by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly worried", 3 "worried", 4 "very worried" and 5 "extremely worried" according to the 8 questions. Those with a total score of less than 19 points were included in this group.

Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection

moderate anxiety

EXPERIMENTAL

A score was obtained from the MCDASf scale by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly worried", 3 "worried", 4 "very worried" and 5 "extremely worried" according to the 8 questions. Those with a total score between 19-31 points were included in this group.

Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection

high anxiety

EXPERIMENTAL

A score was obtained from the MCDASf scale by summing the scores of each question expressed with faces ranging from 1 "relaxed", 2 "slightly worried", 3 "worried", 4 "very worried" and 5 "extremely worried" according to the 8 questions. Those with a total score between 32-40 points were included in this group.

Behavioral: Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection

Interventions

Dental anxiety level and child's compomer colors selection BEHAVIORAL

Patients without any syndromes or systemic disorders, without mental retardation, who needed restorative treatment for primary molars were included in the study. The examination forms of 275 patients requiring restorative treatment of primary teeth were analysed at the session they came for restorative treatment. To determine the child's anxiety, the Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale-faces version was administered to the children before restorative treatment. The children were asked to choose from a scale consisting of 9 colours (pink, blue, gold, silver, orange, yellow, green, purple, white) for the compomer restoration color selections. The patients were asked what their favourite color was after the compomer restoration color selection so that the previous question would not have any effect on the child's restoration color selection.

high anxiety; low anxiety; moderate anxiety

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 10 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• the child must be between 5-10 years old
• who needed restorative treatment of their deciduous molars
• no systemic disease or syndrome

You may not qualify if:

• the child is under 5 years old and over 10 years old
• who not needed restorative treatment of deciduous molars and haven't those teeth
• having any systemic disease or syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Bulent Ecevit University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bülent Ecevit Univercity

Zonguldak, Kozlu, 67600, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dental Caries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tooth Demineralization; Tooth Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases

Study Officials

• Edanur 1 çakır

  Bülent Ecevit University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2024
• First Posted: July 3, 2024
• Study Start: January 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2024
• Study Completion: January 1, 2024
• Last Updated: July 3, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)