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Home Efficacy trial of Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety

Efficacy trial of Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety

Authors:

  • S. Ujaoney
    Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur AND Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India - Department of Advanced Education in General Dentistry, Case School of Dental Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • M. Mamtani
    Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India - Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA
  • T. Thakre
    Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India - Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
  • J. Tote
    Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, India
  • V. Hazarey
    Government Dental College and Hospital, Nagpur, India
  • P. Hazarey
    Sharad Pawar Dental College and Hospital, Sawangi (Meghe), India
  • H. Kulkarni
    Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur, India - Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas, USA

ABSTRACT


Aim

Dental fear and anxiety in early childhood are widely prevalent and contribute to dental problems and behaviour in
adulthood. Novel ways to reduce dental fear and anxiety in children are needed. Our aim was to conduct an efficacy trial of a novel
Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety in children.

Methods

Study Design: randomised controlled
trial of efficacy of the Camouflage Syringe. We designed a Camouflage Syringe with a toy-like appearance that veils the conventional
syringe to permit topical application and injection of local anaesthesia and ensure more involvement of the patient in the treatment
process. We conducted a concurrent parallel, randomised controlled trial (NCT01398007) on the efficacy of this Camouflage Syringe to
reduce the dental fear and anxiety in children seeking dental treatment who required the use of local anaesthesia.

Results

Using
Venham's clinical rating scale, Venham's picture test, parental stress questionnaire and recall questionnaire, the efficacy of the
Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety ranged from 82 to 97 for various outcomes and from 60
to 100 for prevention of related adverse outcomes. For all outcomes, the number needed to treat was close to unity.

Conclusion

Our results strongly favour the use of Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety in children.

PLUMX METRICS

Publication date:

Dec /2013

Keywords:

children, dental anxiety, dental fear

Issue:

Vol.14 – n.4/2013

Page:

273 – 278

Publisher:

Ariesdue

Cite:


Harvard: S. Ujaoney, M. Mamtani, T. Thakre, J. Tote, V. Hazarey, P. Hazarey, H. Kulkarni (2013) "Efficacy trial of Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety", European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry, 14(4), pp273-278. doi:
Vancouver: S. Ujaoney, M. Mamtani, T. Thakre, J. Tote, V. Hazarey, P. Hazarey, H. Kulkarni. Efficacy trial of Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry [Internet]. 2013Dec.1 [cited 2025May.15];14(4):273-278. Available from: https://www.ejpd.eu/abstract-pubmed/efficacy-trial-of-camouflage-syringe-to-reduce-dental-fear-and-anxiety/
MLA: S. Ujaoney, M. Mamtani, T. Thakre, J. Tote, V. Hazarey, P. Hazarey, H. Kulkarni Efficacy trial of Camouflage Syringe to reduce dental fear and anxiety. European Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 2013;14(4):273-278

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