AI-Generated Personalized Story Book to Improve Patient Behaviour

Summary

Dental anxiety and uncooperative behavior frequently interfere with the successful delivery of dental treatment in children and may increase the need for pharmacological behavior management. Storytelling is a widely used non-pharmacological behavior guidance technique that can improve participants' familiarity with the dental environment and enhance cooperation. Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) enable the development of personalized storybooks tailored to each participant's individual characteristics and preferences, which may improve engagement with behavior guidance interventions.

This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of three behavior guidance approaches in pediatric participants receiving dental treatment: (1) an AI-generated personalized dental storybook, (2) a standard dental storybook, and (3) standard behavior guidance alone. Eligible participants will be randomly allocated to one of the three study groups. The AI-generated storybook will be individually designed according to each participant's characteristics and interests, whereas the standard storybook will contain the same dental theme without personalization. Participants in the control group will receive routine non-pharmacological behavior guidance used in pediatric dental practice. Behavioral cooperation, dental anxiety, treatment acceptance, and other prespecified outcomes will be assessed using validated measurement tools before and during dental treatment.

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety in Children
• Behavior Management
• Pediatric Dental Anxiety

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

AI-Generated Personalized Dental Storybook

Before the dental procedure begins, the dentist will read an artificial intelligence-generated personalized dental storybook to the participant. The storybook will be individually developed based on the participant's age, interests, preferences, and personal characteristics to familiarize the participant with the dental environment and procedures as a behavior guidance intervention.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Dental Storybook

Before the dental procedure begins, the dentist will read a standardized dental storybook to the participant. The storybook will provide general information about the dental environment and dental procedures without personalized content and will be used as a behavior guidance intervention.

BEHAVIORAL

Standard Behavior Guidance

Participants will receive routine non-pharmacological behavior guidance before and during the dental procedure according to standard pediatric dental practice. Standard behavior guidance techniques, including tell-show-do, positive reinforcement, distraction and age-appropriate communication strategies will be used as clinically indicated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eskisehir Osmangazi University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• İrem Bağ Baytar · Eskişehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Dentistry

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

4 Years

Max Age

7 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-06-08

Primary Completion

2027-11-12

Completion

2027-11-12

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations