Does thelength of dental treatment influence children’s behaviour during and aftertreatment? A systematic review and critical appraisal
2018
The aim of
this systematic review was to investigate the effect of treatment duration on
children’s behaviour and/or anxiety in the dental setting. For this purpose, a
systematic search was conducted in Pubmed/medline and Scopus from 1970 to march
2017 for English language articles that assessed the relationship between
dental treatment duration or length, and fear/anxiety or behaviour in children
aged <12 years old with no confounding medical and/or psychological history
and neuro-psychiatric disabilities. Four studies investigating the effect of
treatment duration on children’s behaviour during and/or after treatment were
included. None of the reviewed studies investigated the effect of treatment
duration on children’s dental anxiety or fear. There was a general tendency towards deterioration of children’s behaviour
with the increase of treatment duration. In conclusion, our results undermine the validity of current
suggestions about the appropriate treatment duration. Further clinical trials
are needed to establish appropriate treatment
duration for more effective behavioural management of paediatric patients
during dental procedures.
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