Child and Adult Opinions of Hall Technique crowns
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Parents/Carers’ and Children’s Perceptions of the Hall Technique Placed Preformed Metal Crowns; A Questionnaire Based Cross-Sectional Study
IRAS ID
249266
Contact name
Nicola Innes
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Dundee
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 8 days
Research summary
There are a number of different options for managing children’s decayed baby teeth. One of these is to place a preformed metal crown on a baby back tooth (primary molar) to seal decay under the crown and stop the decay from progressing by depriving the bacteria in the biofilm from sugar. This is known as the Hall Technique. The crowns are pushed over the teeth and we know from some earlier research that children prefer this to having a filling placed as this can involve having to drill the tooth and use injections to numb the tooth (local anaesthesia). However, the crowns are a silver colour because they are made of metal and we don’t know what children and parents think of this treatment option.
This questionnaire based research project involves asking parents of children who have had crowns placed, and the children themselves, what they think of the crowns. To do this we have used a questionnaire used by another research group and talked to parents about it, then adapted it to include some additional factors that they discussed with us and expressed interest in or concern about.
We plan to approach parents in the Children’s Department of the Dental School whose children have had crowns fitted to their teeth to invite them to complete the questionnaire and if they would be happy for their child to complete the questionnaire. They will have the option of completing the questionnaire at the time or taking it away and returning at their next appointment or in a self-addressed envelope which we would supply.
The data will be anonymous so no identifiable information will be collected and the parent/ children dyads will have numbers allocated to the questionnaires.REC name
London - Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1821
Date of REC Opinion
17 Oct 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion