Fingerprints as an index for investigating cooperation by children in dentistry: a pilot study
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Fingerprints as an index for investigating cooperation by children in dentistry: a pilot study Saeedeh Mokhtari1 · Sepideh Mokhtari2 · M. Salehi Shahrabi1 Received: 3 December 2019 / Accepted: 23 September 2020 © European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry 2020
Abstract Behavioral management and patient cooperation are very important in pediatric dentistry. Some studies have indicated that individual behavior can vary in terms of fingerprint patterns (loop, whorl, and arch). Therefore, fingerprint patterns might help to predict the extent of cooperation by children during dental procedures. The present study aimed to investigate the possible relationship between fingerprint patterns and cooperation by children. In this pilot investigation, 51 children aged 3–6 years were examined. The children meeting the inclusion criteria in the first visit were scheduled for a dental procedure in the second visit. Another examiner assessed children’s behavior during the dental procedure according to the designed questionnaire and based on the Frankl scale. A third examiner, along with the second examiner, randomly evaluated the children’s behavior to determine the inter-examiner agreement. The subjects were categorized as cooperative or uncooperative during dental procedures, according to the Frankel questionnaire. The fingerprints of all subjects were recorded, and the data were compared with SPSS 21 using the chi-squared test at a significance level of P
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