Although rubber dam application provides many advantages, several pediatric dentists avoid using it, arguing that it may increase stress for young patients. The purpose of this clinical study was to evaluate the effect of rubber dam on the subjective and objective stress in children and the effects of preferred anesthesia methods during use of the rubber dam on the same parameters. A total of 100 children, aged 6-12 years old participated in this study. The selected site of the patients divided cotton roll and rubber dam application group, and the rubber dam group divided also two subgroups as topical and infiltration anesthesia application. Objective parameters of stress of the patients and pulse rate of the operator were measured at three different time points. Pain perception was also evaluated subjectively. The data were statistically analyzed (p\<0.05).
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blood pressure
Timeframe: one week intervals about observation/treatment sessions (total time is 2 weeks)
pulse rate
Timeframe: one week intervals about observation/treatment sessions (total time is 2 weeks)