The motivational effect of multicolored dental restoration on dental behavior of first preliminary school children

OBJECTIVES: To assess the motivational effect of multi‐colored restoration on the anxiety level of pediatric patients at thedental clinic and its motivational effect on their oral hygiene status. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 30 participants. RESULTS: Both groups revealed reduction in the anxiety...

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Autores principales: Melebari, Lojain Abdulaziz, Attas, Seba Essam, Arafa, Abla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6704034/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31452950
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cre2.194
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: To assess the motivational effect of multi‐colored restoration on the anxiety level of pediatric patients at thedental clinic and its motivational effect on their oral hygiene status. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 30 participants. RESULTS: Both groups revealed reduction in the anxiety level and improvement in their behavior at the dental office but did not reach significance. Plaque index showed a significant reduction per group and a near significance as compared between test groups. CONCLUSIONS: The use of the multicolored restoration could provide a potential advantage to improve the oral health status of children and might aid in enhancing their behavior at dental clinic particularly younger age groups.

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