The goal of this observational study was to evaluate an artificial intelligence-assisted projective method for assessing dental anxiety in young children and to understand how the first child-dentist interaction affected dental anxiety. The main questions it aimed to answer were: Did the artificial intelligence-assisted projective method provide a valid and reliable assessment of dental anxiety in children aged 3 to 6 years? Did dental anxiety change after the child's first interaction with the dentist during the first dental visit? Children aged 3 to 6 years who attended their first dental visit as part of routine dental care took part. During the same visit, dental anxiety was assessed before and after the initial child-dentist interaction using picture-based dental anxiety scales and the newly developed projective method. All assessments were completed on the same day.
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AI-Assisted Projective Dental Anxiety Assessment Tool Score
Timeframe: Immediately before and immediately after the initial child-dentist interaction (same visit)
Facial Image Scale (FIS) Score
Timeframe: Immediately before and immediately after the initial child-dentist interaction (same visit)
Venham Picture Test (VPT) Score
Timeframe: Immediately before and immediately after the initial child-dentist interaction (same visit)
Raghavendra, Madhuri, and Sujata Pictorial Scale (RMS-PS) Score
Timeframe: Immediately before and immediately after the initial child-dentist interaction (same visit)