Mariam Salah Mohammad Yassin Alyan, Fatma Ahmed Hamdy El Shehaby And Soad Abd El Moniem Abd El Moniem,

ABSTRACT
Background: Dental Anxiety Is One Of The Major Obstacles That Face The Pediatric Dentist And Interferes With The Delivery Of Optimum Quality Dental Service For Children. That?s Why Pediatric Dentist Should Invest Time And Effort To Control The Children?s Dental Anxiety And Reduce It As Much As Possible Before, During And After The Dental Treatment.

Aim: This Study Was Conducted To Compare Between The Filmed Modelling Technique And The Live Modelling Technique For Management Of Children Dental Anxiety Who Require Simple Filling To The Primary Molars During Their First Dental Visit. Subjects And Methods: A Total Number Of Fifty Four Children Were Allocated And Randomized Into Three Groups, Eighteen Children In Each Group. In The First Visit, Group A The Children Were Subjected To Live Modelling, Group B The Children Were Subjected To Video Modelling And Group C Were Subjected To Tell-Show-Do. In The Second Visit The Children Were Subjected To The Treatment [cavity Preparation And Filling] Both The Oxygen Saturation And The Heart Rate Were Measured Using A Pulse Oximeter.

Results: The Results Of The First Five Questions Of The Facial Image Scale Showed No Statistical Significant Difference While The 6th Question Showed Statistical Significant Difference. The Heart Rate And Oxygen Saturation Showed No Statistical Significant Difference In Their Results Between The Different Behavior Management Groups. Conclusion: Video Modelling And Live Modelling Are Of Equal Effectiveness In Anxiety Control During The Dental Treatment.