Original Article

Year : 2017 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 2| Page : 66-68

Behavior Assessment of Children after Placing Colored Restorative Material: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sophiya Juliet, Deepa Gurunathan1

Departments of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry and 1 Pedodontics and Pediatric Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Dr. Sophiya Juliet,

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.

E‐mail: drsophiejuliet@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:

Children tend to have a unfound fear and anxiety. Placing coloured restoration can motivate and reduce the anxiety in the child.

Aim:

To assess the behaviour of the child after placement of coloured restorative material. Materials and Methods: 48 Children of 3-7 years who visited department of pedodontics and preventive dentistry with a occlusal lesion in primary molar teeth were included in the study. The child's behaviour was assessed before and after the treatment. The outcome was based on the cooperation on the child on further appointments.

Results:

The children who were given coloured restoration had better improvement in the behaviour when compared to that of the regular restoration which was statistical significant.

Conclusion:

The coloured restoration are effective motivational tool for the children and reduces anxiety which ultimately benefits better cooperation and improvement in oral hygiene maintanence.

Keywords: Behavioural modification, frankl scale, multi-coloured restoration

Financial support and sponsorship

Nil.

Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

How to cite this article:

Juliet S, Gurunathan D. Behavior assessment of children after placing colored restorative material: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Pedod Rehabil 2017;2:66-8.