Title
Effect of audio and audio-visual distraction aids in reducing anxiety during pedodontic care
Authors
Geethika Babu & Geo Mani
Affiliation
Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University 162, Poonamallee High Road, Chennai 600077,
Geethika Babu: Geethika Babu: drgeethikababu@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7401544335; Geo Mani: Email - geomani.sdc@saveetha.com; Phone: +1 (647) 298-0940 Corresponding author*
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received October 7, 2020; Revised October 27, 2020; Accepted October 27, 2020; Published December 31, 2020
Abstract
The use of audio-visual and audio distraction tools can lead to the
improvement of the quality of treatment and benefit both the dentist
and the patient. It is of interest to evaluate the anxiety levels
using audio and audio-visual distraction aids during pedodontic
care. We collected
data on 30 children between 6 to 12 years old. Subjects were
randomly assigned into three groups of ten each. The three groups
were control group, audio distraction group and audio-visual
distraction group. The pulse rate of all the patients were assessed,
Venham’s
picture test and Venham’s Clinical Rating scale was recorded for all
the subjects during the first and second visits. A statistically
significant (p<0.01) difference in pulse rates was observed when
audio and audio-visual groups were used during treatment.
This implies that distraction aids help to reduce the levels of
anxiety pedodontic care.
Keywords
Children; Dental Anxiety; Pulse rate; Restorative procedures.
Citation
Geo Mani et al. Bioinformation 16(12): 1007-1012 (2020)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
