Assessment of children's emotions before, during, and after the dental treatment procedure: An emoji-based study.

Background: Emojis are used to communicate emotional content as conversational indicators. Emojis of human faces are unrivaled in communication since they can discern between several basic emotions with great precision while also being universal. Aim: Assessment of children's emotions before, during, and after the dental treatment procedure: An emoji-based study. Materials and Methods: A total of 85 children, ranging in age from 6 to 12 years, were separated into four groups. Group 1 required local anesthetic for restoration, while Group 2 required extraction. Pulp treatment was in Group 3 and oral prophylaxis was in Group 4. All groups used an animated emoji scale (AES) to quantify anxiety before, during, and after the dental treatment procedure. Results: There was a statistically significant difference when the mean scores of the four treatment groups were compared before, during, and after the procedure. When Group 2 was compared to Groups 1, 3, and 4 there was a statistically significant difference in the anxiety of the research participant before, during, and after the procedures (P = 0.01). Groups 2, 3, and 4 were statistically significant after the treatment procedure (P = 0.01). Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the AES can be a useful tool in tracking a patient's emotions during the dental treatment procedure to initiate appropriate behavior management.

Consequences of Severe Epileptic Attack in a 3-year-old Girl with Congenital Hydrocephalus.

A 3 year old female patient with history of congenital hydrocephalus and epileptic episodes since a week was referred to the department from Dhiraj general hospital for dental opinion. The patient was non ambulatory. On initial clinical examination grade II mobility was present with lower anterior teeth along with lower lip laceration and an extra oral swelling on the left side of the face. Pharmacological management was opted for this patient as regular chair side management was not feasible. The necessary investigations were completed. When the patient was taken under general anaesthesia for treatment, a radical symptomatic and preventive treatment was opted. Such cases pose a challenge to the Pedodontist's decision making skills and must be dealt considering the long term health benefits.