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 Filmedmodelling Technique And The Live Modelling Technique For Management Of Children Dental Anxiety Who Require Simple Fillingto The Primary Molars During Their First Dental Visit Subjects And Methods: A Total Number Of Fiftyfour Children Were Allocated And Randomized Into Three Groups, Eighteen Children In Each Group. In The Firstvisit, 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 Firstfivequestions Of The Facial Image Scale Showed No Statistical Significantdifference While The 6th Question Showed Statistical Significantdifference. The Heart Rate And Oxygen Saturation Showed No Statistical Significantdifference 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.