Are Pediatric Patients' Dental Anxiety Levels Affected by Covid -19 Clinical Conditions?

NCT06928493 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GU.Ethics Committee 2022.07/1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 120
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Changes in the dental office environment during the pandemic may affect the children's dental anxiety. This double-blind, randomized, controlled clinical study aimed to assess children's dental anxiety focusing on changes in the dental office environment with the Child Drawing: Hospital (CD: H) picture test.The results showed that most children exhibited positive or very positive behavior and were not significantly affected by changes in the dental environment or clinical attire. The evaluations from the psychiatrist and dentist using CD: H were highly consistent.

Conditions

Anxiety, Dental

Keywords

anxiety,child

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Assessment of Children's Dental Anxiety During the Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Utilizing Child Drawing: Hospital (CD:H) Picture Test

  It is aimed to assess children's dental anxiety focusing on changes in the dental office environment with the Child Drawing: Hospital (CD: H) picture test.

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Pandemic Clinical Conditions (PCC)

The oral examination of PCC group was done in an isolated dental environment with white overalls, an FFP3 mask, and a visor.

Other: oral examination

Conventional Clinical Conditions (CCC)

The oral examination of CCC group was done in normal dental environment with a standard white coat and surgical mask.

Other: oral examination

Interventions

oral examination OTHER

The pre-examination behaviors and attitudes of the children included in the study were measured by an independent dentist (Ş.Y.İ) using the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (FS). Following this, the children were randomly divided into two groups PCC and CCC . The oral examination of PCC group was done in an isolated dental environment with white overalls, an FFP3 mask, and a visor. The oral examination of CCC group was done in normal dental environment with a standard white coat and surgical mask.After that, patients were asked to draw themselves or the pediatric dentist who performed the examination. A child psychiatrist (B.A.S.) and a pediatric dentist (R.D) with an internationally valid "Child Drawing Analysis" training certificate evaluated the children's drawings independently.

Conventional Clinical Conditions (CCC); Pandemic Clinical Conditions (PCC)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 7 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

120 healthy patient aged 5-7 years who had no prior dentistry experience and whose parents agree to participate in the study,children willing to draw were included the study

You may qualify if:

• Healthy children children between 5-7 years old no prior dentistry experience children willing to draw picture

You may not qualify if:

• Children who had mental or physical disabilities children \< 5 years old, previous dentist experience who refused to draw picture

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gazi University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gazi University

Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Sharma A, Jain MB. Pediatric Dentistry during Coronavirus Disease-2019 Pandemic: A Paradigm Shift in Treatment Options. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2020 Jul-Aug;13(4):412-415. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1809.

  PMID: 33149416 RESULT

• Assathiany R, Salinier C, Bechet S, Dolard C, Kochert F, Bocquet A, Levy C. Face Masks in Young Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parents' and Pediatricians' Point of View. Front Pediatr. 2021 Jun 23;9:676718. doi: 10.3389/fped.2021.676718. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34249814 RESULT

• Alsaleh MM, Sabbarini JM, Al-Batayneh OB, Khader YS. Changes in Behavior Management and Treatment Modalities in Pediatric Dentistry during COVID-19 Pandemic. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent. 2020;13(Suppl 1):S125-S131. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1885.

  PMID: 34434029 RESULT

• Clatworthy S, Simon K, Tiedeman ME. Child drawing: hospital--an instrument designed to measure the emotional status of hospitalized school-aged children. J Pediatr Nurs. 1999 Feb;14(1):2-9. doi: 10.1016/S0882-5963(99)80054-2.

  PMID: 10063243 RESULT

• Azab MM. Influence of different personal protective equipment on children's anxiety in dental office: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Oral Health. 2022 Sep 22;22(1):421. doi: 10.1186/s12903-022-02442-5.

  PMID: 36138354 RESULT

Related Links

• References identified

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Diagnosis, Oral

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Dentistry

Study Officials

• Haluk Bodur, Prof. Dr

  Gazi University Faculty of Dentistry

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Target Duration: 3 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr. Pediatric dentistry

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 14, 2025
• First Posted: April 15, 2025
• Study Start: January 2, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 3, 2024
• Study Completion: November 3, 2024
• Last Updated: April 23, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)