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Trial reportBMC oral health2021

Influence of active versus passive parental presence on the behavior of preschoolers with different intelligence levels in the dental operatory: a randomized controlled clinical trial.

Thiyezen Abdullah AlDhelai, Amani Mohamed Khalil, Yasmine Elhamouly, Karin M L Dowidar

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC oral health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04580316 (Active/Passive Parental Presence Influences Behavior of Preschoolers With Different Intelligence and Fear Levels in the Dental Setting), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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Active/Passive Parental Presence Influences Behavior of Preschoolers With Different Intelligence and Fear Levels in the Dental Setting: Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorAlexandria UniversityRan2017 to 2019Enrolled150ConditionsParent-Child Relations, Dental FearArmsParental active presence, Parent passive presence
3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thiyezen Abdullah AlDhelaiDepartment of Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-1493-9492
Amani Mohamed KhalilDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Yasmine ElhamoulyPediatric and Community Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Pharos University in Alexandria, Alexandria, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5464-1968
Karin M L DowidarDepartment of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. karin.dowidar@alexu.edu.eg.ORCID 0000-0002-4126-9909
Alexandria University · EGPharos University in Alexandria · EGQassim University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDental fear and anxiety still pose the most common factors proposed for the child's negative behavior in the dental operatory. Intelligence has an impact on the children's communication, feelings, and responsiveness to dental situations. The benefits of parental presence on reinforcing the child's behavior during dental treatment are still debatable. This study aimed to assess the effect of parental active versus parental passive presence techniques on the overall behavior of preschool children with different intelligence levels.

methodsThis randomized controlled trial was conducted from December 2017 to August 2019. It recruited 150 healthy children, 3-6-year-old, with no history of previous dental pain/treatment, and intelligence quotient level of 70- ≤ 110 stratified into 3 equal groups (high, average, low). In the first visit, each IQ group was randomly divided into test (PAP) and control (PPP) groups. In the second visit, dental fear was assessed before preventive intervention, the test groups were then managed using parental active presence technique, while the control groups were managed using parental passive presence technique. The overall behavior was assessed at the end of the visit. Data was analyzed using Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis.

resultsThe parental active presence technique had significant effect on children with high and low intelligence quotients. There were significantly higher odds of positive behavior in high than low intelligence quotient children, (OR 4.08, 95% CI 1.43, 11.67, P = 0.01). The parental active presence technique had significantly higher odds of positive behavior than the parental passive presence technique, (OR 4.08, 95% CI 1.71, 9.76, P = 0.002).

conclusionsThe parental active presence technique had positively influenced the children's overall behavior irrespective of their intelligence levels. This trial was retrospectively registered, trial identifier number: NCT04580316, 8/11/2020.

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Child BehaviorDental AnxietyChildChild, PreschoolHumansIntelligenceParentsBehavior modificationIntelligence quotientParental active/passive presencePreschool childrenStanford Binet intelligence scale

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