Annals and essences of dentistry
  • Year: 2010
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

Effectiveness Of Music Distraction In The Management Of Anxious Pediatric Dental Patients

  • Author:
  • V. yamini, N Sandeep, Anant Bailwad, SVSG Nirmala, N. Sivakumar
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 1 to 5

Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College & Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh-524002, India.

Abstract

Management of Anxious Children in dental office still remains a challenge in day to day pediatric dental practice. The effect of different behavior management procedures in managing anxious children is well documented, for example distraction. This study is an attempt to evaluate the effect of music (audio) distraction in reducing the anxiety using Venham's picture test.

Keywords

Dental Anxiety, Distraction, Venham's picture test