A study of parental presence/absence technique for child dental behaviour management.
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
; 18(6): 405-409, 2017 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To examine the effectiveness of parental presence/absence (PPA) technique on the dental behaviour management of children. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This randomised control study recruited 61 child dental patients with uncooperative behaviour (Frankl 1 or 2) managed with AAPD-endorsed non-pharmacological techniques at a post-graduate university clinic. PPA was only used in the test group (31 children). Using a mini video-tape device, recording commenced at the onset of uncooperative behaviour and this was later rated, minute by minute, by a blinded experienced paediatric dentist. STATISTICALANALYSIS:
Data were analysed with SPSS v.13.0. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used for normality analysis. The Mann-Whitney U-test and Log Rank analysis were also performed.RESULTS:
The mean point in time, after behavioural problems commenced that PPA or alternatives were applied was 1.82 ± 1.04 min. Behaviour improvement (technique success) was shown by 65.6% of all children. There was no statistically significant difference between the study and control groups in age, gender, mean Frankl score, in Frankl score 2 min before/after technique application or regarding the time point at which the technique was first applied. Behaviour improvement was seen in 17 patients (54.8%) in the PPA group and in 23 patients (76.7%) in the control group.CONCLUSION:
PPA applied to various dental sessions as a behaviour management technique showed no advantage over other basic, non-pharmacological techniques.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pais
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Terapia Comportamental
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Comportamento Infantil
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Ansiedade ao Tratamento Odontológico
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Assistência Odontológica para Crianças
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur Arch Paediatr Dent
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article