title: Behavioral changes in preschoolers treated with/without rotary instruments.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Behavioral dentistry is an interdisciplinary science which needs to be learned, practiced, and reinforced in order to provide quality dental care in children.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the anxiety experienced during dental treatment in preschool children with/without rotary instruments using behavioral scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty pediatric patients of preschool age with bilateral occlusal carious lesions extending into dentin were selected for the study. Carious lesions were removed using conventional rotary instruments on one side and Papacarie - chemomechanical caries removal of approach on contra lateral side. Both cavities were restored with glass ionomer cement (Fuji IX). Anxiety scores were determined using 'Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale' (Wong et al, 1998) during the various clinical stages of the treatment course.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children experienced relaxed behavior when subjected to Papacarie method of caries removal compared to conventional method using rotary instruments.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study helped us to provide behavioral measures and introduce children to dentistry in a nonthreatening setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Navneet Jain Health Dental Research Centre, Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Viral Pravin
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Maru
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Sarjug Dental College and Hospital, Darbhanga, Bihar, India.
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Dentistry, Vaidik Dental College and Research Centre, Daman and Diu (Union Territory), India.
authors.forename: Bhumika Kamal
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Badiyani
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Pacific Dental College, Debari, Udaipur, India.
authors.forename: Anant Raghav
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics, Rajasthan Dental College General Hospital, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
authors.forename: Jitendra
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: General Practitioner, Shanti Charitable Trust, Bapu Nagar, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Chintan Vinodbhai
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Dobariya
keywords: Anxiety; Modified child dental anxiety scale; dental treatment; preschool children