Trial reportBMC oral health2025
The effect of rubber dam on objective and subjective parameters of stress during dental treatment in children: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in BMC oral health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06779448 (The Effect of Rubber Dam on Objective and Subjective Parameters of Stress During Dental Treatment in Children), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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The Effect of Rubber Dam on Objective and Subjective Parameters of Stress During Dental Treatment in Children
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Patient Comfort and Acceptance of Different Isolation Techniques for Silver Diamine Fluoride Application: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2026Article
- The use of DryShield versus rubber dam isolation systems among pediatric patients with different airway patency: A randomized clinical trial.The Saudi dental journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral pediatric dentists avoid using rubber dam, arguing that it may increase stress for young patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of rubber dam on the subjective and objective stress in children and effects of preferred anesthesia methods during use of the rubber dam.
methodsA total of 100 children participated in this study. The selected site of the patients divided cotton roll and rubber dam application group, and the rubber dam group divided also two subgroups as topical and infiltration anesthesia application. Objective parameters of stress of the patients and pulse rate of the operator were measured at three different time points. Pain perception was also evaluated subjectively.
resultsNo statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in terms of both isolation method and anesthesia preference (p > 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference between the three-time points in both the cotton roll and the rubber dam group (p < 0.05).
conclusionThe results of this study indicate that rubber dam isolation is not stressful for child patients and dentist compared to the cotton roll technique. EMLA cream is suitable but less comfortable in reducing the pain and discomfort caused by rubber dam placement.
trial registrationThis study was registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the registration number NCT06779448 on January 16, 2025.
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