ArticleInternational journal of clinical pediatric dentistry2024
The Effect of Three-point Acupressure Therapy on Anxiety Levels in Children Undergoing Dental Procedures.
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- Reducing children's anxiety and pain in dental environment using an eye massage device combined with natural sounds-a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Evaluating the Impact of Acupressure and Xylitol Solutions on Reducing Pain Perception in Children Undergoing Local Anesthesia Administration.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Acupressure intervention for children: A scoping review.Belitung nursing journal · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background and aim: To evaluate the efficacy of three-point acupressure therapy in decreasing the dental anxiety in children undergoing dental procedures and to introduce acupressure as a simple, noninvasive, and cost-effective technique of reducing dental anxiety in children. Materials and methods: One hundred and sixty-eight, 8-12 years participants who met the inclusion criteria were randomly allotted to either group I (three-point acupressure) ( Results: At time frame (TF)-2, significant decrease in anxiety scores was observed in acupressure group irrespective of the treatment procedure, whereas in control group, it increased significantly. PR was also increased in acupressure group and FB scale was improved. In control group, PR increased and behavior was not improved. Between TF-2 and 3, no reduction in anxiety score was observed. Conclusion: The three-point acupressure therapy reduces anxiety in children undergoing dental procedures when compared to nonacupressure group and the difference was statistically significant. Acupressure is a noninvasive stimulation technique applied to acupoints and can be easily administered by a trained pediatric dentist. How to cite this article: Sisodia M, Kaur H, Garg N,
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