ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry
Impact of Music Distraction on Dental Anxiety in Children Having Intellectual Disability.
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- Non-pharmacological interventions for reducing dental anxiety in pediatric dentistry: a network meta-analysis.BMC oral health · 2024Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of Audio and Audio-Visual Distraction on Dental Anxiety of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric DentistryPooled it
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Children with Special Needs: A Scoping Review with Conceptual Map.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Recent Developments in the Non-Pharmacological Management of Children's Behavior Based on Distraction Techniques: A Concise Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Monitoring Inattention in Construction Workers Caused by Physical Fatigue Using Electrocardiograph (ECG) and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) Sensors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
AIM AND
objectiveTo analyze the impact of Indian instrumental music on children with intellectual disability (mild) exhibiting dental anxiety during dental procedures using electrical skin resistance measured by a biofeedback machine. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 20 children of 6-14 years having an intellectual disability (mild) were randomly divided into two groups comprising of 10 each. The study was carried out in a cross-over design, with and without music distraction in two appointments spaced out at a gap of 1 month. The children were subjected to a dental examination, oral prophylaxis, and auditory operative stimuli in both appointments. The electrical skin resistance during each procedure was measured using a galvanic skin response (GSR) biofeedback machine and the values were statistically analyzed using paired and unpaired
resultsA statistically significant increase in electrical resistance was observed during music distraction, which indicated an anxiety reduction when music distraction was employed.
conclusionThe increased electrical skin resistance due to low anxiety proves the positive impact of music distraction in intellectually disabled children. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Music can be employed as a distraction technique to reduce anxiety in intellectually disabled children. HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE: Gowdham G, Shetty AA, Hegde A,
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