[Multidisciplinary approach to behavior control of children during dental care: clinical study on the effect of learning by imitation].

Many techniques of behavioral control of children have been developed to help the good performance of their health treatment. The objective of this study was to test the effect of the "modeling" technique on the pulse of the children during dental treatment. 69 girls and 86 boys were selected and divided into 3 groups A, B and C. Groups A and B were approached using the "modeling" technique and by taking respectively the mother or the father as a model. For the group C, the 'tell show do' approach was only used. The pulses of these children were registered during the check-up session and the cleaning therapy that followed. The results showed statistical significance (p < 0.001) of the two major factors investigated: gender of the children and choice of the model when using the modeling technique.