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Comparative evaluation of behavior management techniques on anxiety levels in pediatric dental patients.

Jaya Verma, Ankita Verma, Jayesh Anand, Rishvee Prateek, Harsh Priyank, Asim Mustafa Khan, Haitham Ahmed Alhasan

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Jaya VermaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Project Research Scientist-2, ICMR- NIRBI, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ankita VermaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Hazaribagh College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand, India.
Jayesh AnandDepartment or Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hazaribag college of dental sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand, India.
Rishvee PrateekDepartment of Prosthodontic and Implantogy, Hazaribag College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Jharkhand, India.
Harsh PriyankDepartment of Conservative, Endodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Dental Institute, RIMS, Ranchi, India.
Asim Mustafa KhanDepartment of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Haitham Ahmed AlhasanDepartment of Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Abstract

Dental anxiety in pediatric patients significantly hinders effective treatment, posing a barrier to optimal dental care. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate the effectiveness of various behavior management techniques (BMTs) in reducing anxiety during dental procedures in children. Four BMTs were compared: Positive reinforcement, distraction, nitrous oxide sedation and control. Data showed that nitrous oxide sedation was the most effective, followed by distraction, while positive reinforcement offered moderate success. Thus, we show the most effective techniques for managing dental anxiety in pediatric patients.

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anxiety managementbehavior management techniques (BMTs)distraction (D)nitrous oxide (NO)Pediatric dentistrypositive reinforcement (PR)

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PMID42701712
PMCPMC13545885

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