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Effect of AI-Supported Child-Friendly Communication on Dental Anxiety in Pediatric Patients

NCT07133919 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-12-24

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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.

Conditions

  • Caries, Dental
  • Local Anesthesia
  • Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block
  • Dental Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

AI-Assisted Child-Friendly Communication

AI-assisted communication tailored to the developmental stage, age, and gender of children aged 7-12 will be used. Using ChatGPT, voice recordings explaining the local anesthesia process in a child-friendly and reassuring way-avoiding anxiety-provoking terms such as "pain" and "needle"-will be prepared. Additionally, a one-minute calming and distracting story will be generated to be played during anesthesia to reduce anxiety and improve cooperation. Children will listen to the AI-generated explanation before the procedure and the story during anesthesia.

BEHAVIORAL

Traditional Behavior Management Techniques

Before local anesthesia, traditional behavior management techniques will be applied by the pediatric dentist based on clinical experience. These include a modified Tell-Show-Do approach (avoiding direct exposure to anxiety-provoking items like dental syringes), voice control, and positive reinforcement. The anesthesia procedure will be explained verbally in an age-appropriate and reassuring manner, for example by describing the use of a "magic sleepy spray" to numb the tooth. Following this, topical anesthesia and then local anesthesia will be administered. The total procedure will not exceed 5 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-10-15
Primary Completion
2026-01-31
Completion
2026-01-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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