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<journal-id>2215-3411</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos International Journal of Dental Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3411</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2215-34112026000100236</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/ac4b8809</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Comparative Effects of Prize Distraction and Conversation Distraction Behavioral Control Methods on Dental Pain and Anxiety of 3-7-Year-Old Children: A Clinical Trial]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Uso de un método innovador de "distracción por premio" para reducir el dolor y la ansiedad en niños durante tratamientos dentales: un estudio clínico aleatorizado]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rahmati]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Maryam]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sarlak]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hamid]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almasi-Hashiani]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Amir]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Private Practice  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Arak ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Arak University of Medical Sciences School of Dentistry Department of Pediatric Dentistry]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Arak ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Arak University of Medical Sciences School of Health Department of Epidemiology]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Arak ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2026</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>236</fpage>
<lpage>248</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-34112026000100236&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-34112026000100236&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-34112026000100236&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Management of pediatric patients&#8217; dental pain and anxiety is a challenge. This study aimed to compare the effects of prize distraction (PD) and conversation distraction (CD) on dental pain and anxiety of 3-7-year-old children. This cross-over split-mouth randomized clinical trial was conducted on 64 systemically healthy children between 3-7 years with bilateral primary maxillary first molars requiring pulpotomy. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups. In the first group, PD was used in the first session for treatment of one randomly selected quadrant while CD was used in the second session for treatment of the other quadrant. This order was reverse in the second group. The pain and anxiety of patients were evaluated at the onset of each treatment session and during anesthetic injection by measuring their pulse rate (PR) as a physiological parameter, and using the Sound-Eyes-Motor (SEM) and the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating (WBFPR) scale. Data were analyzed by STATA 16 (alpha=0.05). Local anesthetic injection significantly increased the PR in both groups (P&lt;0.05); however, this increase was significantly smaller in the PD group (P&lt;0.001). Also, the WBFPR scale (P&lt;0.002) and SEM (P&lt;0.001) scores were significantly lower in the PD group than CD. Local anesthetic injection significantly increased dental anxiety of children in both groups despite the distraction methods. PD was significantly more effective than CD for reduction of dental pain and anxiety in 3-7-year-old children.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El manejo del dolor y la ansiedad dental en pacientes pediátricos representa un desafío. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo comparar los efectos de la distracción por premio (DP) y la distracción por conversación (DC) sobre el dolor y la ansiedad dental en niños de 3 a 7 años. Este estudio clínico aleatorizado, tipo cross-over con diseño split-mouth, se llevó a cabo en 64 niños sistémicamente sanos, de entre 3 y 7 años, con primeros molares superiores temporales bilaterales que requerían pulpotomía. Los pacientes fueron asignados aleatoriamente a dos grupos. En el primer grupo, se utilizó la DP en la primera sesión para tratar un cuadrante seleccionado al azar, mientras que en la segunda sesión se utilizó la DC para tratar el otro cuadrante. En el segundo grupo, se invirtió el orden. El dolor y la ansiedad de los pacientes se evaluaron al inicio de cada sesión de tratamiento y durante la inyección anestésica, mediante la medición de la frecuencia del pulso (FP) como parámetro fisiológico, y utilizando la escala Sound-Eyes-Motor (SEM) y la escala de caritas de Wong-Baker (WBFPR). Los datos fueron analizados con el software STATA 16 (alfa=0.05). La inyección del anestésico local aumentó significativamente la FP en ambos grupos (P&lt;0.05); sin embargo, este aumento fue significativamente menor en el grupo de DP (P&lt;0.001). Asimismo, los puntajes en la escala WBFPR (P&lt;0.002) y en la escala SEM (P&lt;0.001) fueron significativamente más bajos en el grupo de DP en comparación con el grupo de DC. La inyección de anestesia local incrementó significativamente la ansiedad dental en los niños de ambos grupos, a pesar del uso de métodos de distracción. La DP fue significativamente más eficaz que la DC para reducir el dolor y la ansiedad dental en niños de 3 a 7 años.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pain]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dental anxiety]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dental care for children]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Awards and prizes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Reinforcement]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Psychology]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Dolor]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ansiedad dental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Atención dental infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Recompensas y premios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Reforzamiento psicológico]]></kwd>
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