Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients
Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
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.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Children volunteers and their parents/legal guardians who have read and signed the informed consent form and agreed to participate in the study * Systemically healthy children aged 6-12 years in the mixed dentition period * Children requiring restorative dental procedures (including pulpotomy, pulp capping, or composite restorations) on mandibular teeth under inferior alveolar nerve block local anesthesia * Children who are attending their first dental visit and demonstrate behavior rated as 2 (negative) or 3 (positive) according to the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (Categories: 1 - definitely negative; 2 - negative; 3 - positive; 4 - definitely positive) Behaviors will be categorized as positive (+) or negative (-) based on the Frankl Behavior Rating Scale (Wright's modification) * Children receiving local anesthesia for the first time Exclusion Criteria: * Children volunteers and their parents/legal guardians who read the informed consent form but declined to par