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Trial reportMedicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)2026

Comparison of Sensory-Adapted and Regular Dental Environments During Professional Oral Hygiene in Children with Mild Intellectual Disability and Moderate Dental Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Antonio Fallea, Simona L'Episcopo, Massimiliano Bartolone, Mirella Vinci, Luigi Vetri, Maurizio Elia, Raffaele Ferri, Simone Treccarichi, Francesco Calì

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Antonio FalleaOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1927-9465
Simona L'EpiscopoOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0001-9399-6104
Massimiliano BartoloneOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-6715-8869
Mirella VinciOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3026-8510
Luigi VetriChild Neuropsychiatry Unit of Nicosia, UOC NPIA-ASP Enna, 94014 Nicosia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0121-3396
Maurizio EliaOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0414-1359
Raffaele FerriOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6937-3065
Simone TreccarichiOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5631-9991
Francesco CalìOasi Research Institute-IRCCS, 94018 Troina, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8667-8223

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Dental AnxietyIntellectual DisabilityOral HygieneChildFemaleHumansItalyMalePain Measurementdental anxietyFLACCFrankl scaleintellectual disabilitypain perceptionpatient cooperationpediatric dentistrysensory-adapted dental environment

Identifiers

PMID42654393
PMCPMC13515459

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