Parental Acceptance and Preferences Regarding Advanced Versus Basic Behavior Management Techniques in Pediatric Dentistry: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies from the Middle East
Faisal Abed, Khlood Baghlaf, Shahad N. Abudawood, Heba Jafar Sabbagh · 2026
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Faisal Abed and co-authors published this review in 2026. It asks how parents in the Middle East feel about behavior methods in children's dentistry. Basic methods guide a child with words and presence. Advanced ones include general anesthesia and physical restraint. The team searched five databases for studies from 2015 to early 2026. Eleven studies from seven countries qualified.
One basic method, tell-show-do, won the highest acceptance everywhere, at 88 to 98 percent. General anesthesia and restraint were the least liked. Pooled results confirmed the gap with strong statistical support. Parents clearly favor gentle guidance first. The authors suggest dentists lead with basic methods and explain advanced ones with care. The review also notes the thin evidence base: eleven studies for a whole region.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Faisal Abed, Khlood Baghlaf, Shahad N. Abudawood, Heba Jafar Sabbagh |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |