Brainwave Entrainment Technique in Managing Anxiety and Pain Perception in Pediatric Dental Patients.
Effectiveness of Brainwave Entrainment on Anxiety and Pain Perception in Pediatric Dental Patients (A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial)
Pediatric dental anxiety and pain management present significant clinical challenges during routine treatment. While conventional behavior management techniques exist, their inconsistent effectiveness necessitates the continuous search for alternative solutions. Brainwave entrainment (BWE) , a novel approach using audiovisual stimuli to induce relaxing alpha waves (8-12 Hz) , shows promise in anxiety and pain management. However, its application in pediatric dentistry remains insufficiently explored, particularly for invasive dental procedures.
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Alexandria, Egitto
- Faculty of dentistry Alexandria university
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Descrizione
Inclusion Criteria:
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Participants enrolled in the study will be selected after fulfilling the following inclusion criteria:
- Healthy six to nine years old.
- Frankl behavioural rating score 2 during preoperative assessment
- Bilateral mandibular primary molars indicated for extraction.
- Written guardian consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Children with:
- Physical disabilities or psychiatric disorders
- Epilepsy.
- Visual or hearing disabilities
- On photophobia inducing or hearing altering medications.
- Hypersensitivity to local anesthetic drugs used.
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- Scopo principale: Trattamento
- Assegnazione: Randomizzato
- Modello interventistico: Assegnazione parallela
- Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)
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Sperimentale: brainwave entrainment group
Children allocated to this group will undergo 5.5 minutes of brainwave entrainment before dental treatment. This will be delivered through a headset and a multicolored eyeset compatible with smartphones with eyes closed.The entrainment device will be introduced to the children and the parents. The children will be given time to accommodate with the device before starting theprocedure and will undergo an entrainment stimulation. The frequency will be set at 10 Hz and the volume level will be set around 60dB to ensure uniformity among participants. However patients will have the option to modify the volume settings if they encounter discomfort. |
Children allocated ot this group will undergo 5.5 minutes of brainwave entrainment before dental treatment. This will be delivered through a headset and a multicolored eyeset compatible with smartphones with eyes closed.The entrainment device will be introduced to the children and the parents. The children will be given time to accommodate with the device before starting theprocedure and will undergo an entrainment stimulation. The frequency will be set at 10 Hz and the volume level will be set around 60dB to ensure uniformity among participants. However patients will have the option to modify the volume settings if they encounter discomfort. |
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Comparatore attivo: Basic behavior management technique
Children allocated to this group wil be managed by the basic behavior guidance techniques (Tell-Show-Do). |
Children allocated to this group wil be managed by the basic behavior guidance techniques (Tell-Show-Do). |
Cosa sta misurando lo studio?
Misure di risultato primarie
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Dental anxiety assessment using Facial Image Scale
Lasso di tempo: At baseline (preoperatively) - Immediately after extraction (postoperatively)
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The FIS comprises one item with a response set of five faces (ranging from a very sad to a very smiley face). Children will be asked to indicate which of the faces they feel most like at that moment, it is a 'state' measure of anxiety that provides an immediate reflection of how the child is feeling |
At baseline (preoperatively) - Immediately after extraction (postoperatively)
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Dental anxiety assessment using Pulse rate
Lasso di tempo: At baseline (preoperatively) - during injection - during extraction - immediately after extraction (postoperatively)
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The pulse rate will be measured using a pulse oximeter |
At baseline (preoperatively) - during injection - during extraction - immediately after extraction (postoperatively)
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Dental anxiety assessment using Venham's Clinical Anxiety Scale
Lasso di tempo: At baseline (preoperatively) - during needle penetration - during extraction - immediately after extraction (postoperatively)
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VCAS rates the child's anxiety into 6 categories with scores ranging from 0 to 5. A score of 0 means low anxiety and a score of 5 refers to debilitating anxiety so much so that the child is out of contact with the reality of the threat and the requirement of physical restraint. The operator will assign a score to each child based on the child's response by analvsis of the recorded videotape. |
At baseline (preoperatively) - during needle penetration - during extraction - immediately after extraction (postoperatively)
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Dental pain assessment using Faces Pain Scale - Revised
Lasso di tempo: Immediately after injection - Immediately after extraction
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The Faces pain scale - Revised features 6 gender neutral faces arranged horizontally, showing increasing levels of pain from "no pain" (leftmost face, scored as 0) to "very much pain" (rightmost face, scored as 10). Children will be asked to point to the face that best matches their pain level. |
Immediately after injection - Immediately after extraction
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Dental pain assessment using Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale
Lasso di tempo: During injection - During extraction
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It evaluates 5 behavioral categories namely Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability. Each category is scored 0-2, yielding a total pain score of 0-10 (higher = more severe pain). The operator will assign a score to each category based on the child's response by analysis of the recorded videotape. |
During injection - During extraction
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- Direttore dello studio: Abdelwahab Samaha, PHD, Alexandria University
- Cattedra di studio: Nadia Aziz Wahba, PHD, Alexandria University
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- 1128-08/2025
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