This study is looking at whether a special booklet called a "Tactile Pre-Visit Imagery Booklet" can help reduce dental anxiety and fear in children aged 4 to 10 years old who are having their first dental procedure. The booklet lets children touch and feel the actual dental tools that will be used during their visit. Researchers want to see if this helps children feel less anxious and behave better during their dental treatment. To join, your child must be between 4 and 10, healthy (ASA I or II), and have never had dental treatment before. They also need at least one composite filling or stainless steel crown with nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and local anesthesia (numbing medicine). Both you and your child must speak English or Spanish. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 100 children.

Study design

This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific intervention (the booklet). It aims to enroll 100 children.

What's involved

Participants will use the Tactile Pre-Visit Imagery Booklet before their dental treatment. Anxiety will be measured before the intervention and immediately after treatment.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants' dental anxiety will be measured immediately after treatment.

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