Year : 2007 | Volume
: 25 | Issue : 4 | Page : 177--182
A comparison between audio and audiovisual distraction techniques in managing anxious pediatric dental patients
AR Prabhakar1, N Marwah2, OS Raju1
1 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College, Rohtak, Haryana, India
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N Marwah
Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College, Rohtak - 124001, Haryana
India
Pain is not the sole reason for fear of dentistry. Anxiety or the fear of unknown during dental treatment is a major factor and it has been the major concern for dentists for a long time. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the two distraction techniques, viz, audio distraction and audiovisual distraction, in management of anxious pediatric dental patients. Sixty children aged between 4-8 years were divided into three groups. Each child had four dental visits - screening visit, prophylaxis visit, cavity preparation and restoration visit, and extraction visit. Child«SQ»s anxiety level in each visit was assessed using a combination of four measures: Venham«SQ»s picture test, Venham«SQ»s rating of clinical anxiety, pulse rate, and oxygen saturation. The values obtained were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis. It was concluded that audiovisual distraction technique was more effective in managing anxious pediatric dental patient as compared to audio distraction technique.
How to cite this article:
Prabhakar A R, Marwah N, Raju O S. A comparison between audio and audiovisual distraction techniques in managing anxious pediatric dental patients.J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent 2007;25:177-182
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Prabhakar A R, Marwah N, Raju O S. A comparison between audio and audiovisual distraction techniques in managing anxious pediatric dental patients. J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent [serial online] 2007 [cited 2023 Jan 29 ];25:177-182
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