Impact of Therapy Dogs on Child Anxiety and Behavior During Local Anesthesia for Dental Procedures

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Situational Anxiety Behavior
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
4 – 12
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
25 (estimated)
Sponsor
University of Michigan · Other
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About This Trial
Therapy dogs in dental offices might help anxious children during dental care. Therapy dogs might help children during injection of local anesthetic, when we inject numbing medication before working on the teeth. The goal of this study is to learn if having a therapy dog with a child during the injection of numbing medication helps children to be more comfortable at the dentist's office. This stud…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Age range: children aged 4- to 12-years * Health status: healthy children without significant medical conditions (ASA I or ASA II) * Dental procedure: children scheduled for at least two dental procedures requiring local anesthesia * Consent: written informed consent from the …
Contacts

James R Boynton, DDS, MS

734-764-1523

jboynton@umich.edu

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