Audio-Visual Distraction Effect on Heart Rate in Children during Dental Treatment, A Randomized Clinical Trial
Adel Zakhary, S., Eid, M., Wassef, N. (2020). Audio-Visual Distraction Effect on Heart Rate in Children during Dental Treatment, A Randomized Clinical Trial. EKB Journal Management System, 66(Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)), 27-34. doi: 10.21608/edj.2020.77496
Sherif Adel Zakhary; Mahmoud Hamdy Eid; Nada Mohamed Wassef. "Audio-Visual Distraction Effect on Heart Rate in Children during Dental Treatment, A Randomized Clinical Trial". EKB Journal Management System, 66, Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry), 2020, 27-34. doi: 10.21608/edj.2020.77496
Adel Zakhary, S., Eid, M., Wassef, N. (2020). 'Audio-Visual Distraction Effect on Heart Rate in Children during Dental Treatment, A Randomized Clinical Trial', EKB Journal Management System, 66(Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)), pp. 27-34. doi: 10.21608/edj.2020.77496
Adel Zakhary, S., Eid, M., Wassef, N. Audio-Visual Distraction Effect on Heart Rate in Children during Dental Treatment, A Randomized Clinical Trial. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 66(Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry)): 27-34. doi: 10.21608/edj.2020.77496

Audio-Visual Distraction Effect on Heart Rate in Children during Dental Treatment, A Randomized Clinical Trial

Egyptian Dental Journal
Article 3, Volume 66, Issue 1 - January (Orthodontics, Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry), January 2020, Page 27-34  XML PDF (515.7 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2020.77496
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Authors
Sherif Adel Zakhary1; Mahmoud Hamdy Eid2; Nada Mohamed Wassef3
1Pediatric Dentistry Master Degree Student
2Professor of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University
3Lecturer of Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University
Abstract
Background: Dental anxiety is one of the causes of avoiding dental visits in children and is associated with physiological body reactions as increased heart rate. Different behavior management techniques have been used to reduce dental anxiety among them are Tell-show-do technique and audiovisual (AV) distraction.
Aim: To determine the effect of audiovisual distraction on heart rate during dental treatment in children.
Subjects and methods: Forty-two patients requiring pulp therapy were randomly allocated to either control group (managed by tell-show-do technique) or test group (managed by audiovisual distraction using virtual reality eyeglasses). Heart rate measures were recorded for all patients before the treatment and every five minutes during the procedure. Results were tabulated and statistically analyzed.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference in heart rate mean values between both study groups. Where AV distraction group showed better results in lowering anxiety.
Conclusions: Audiovisual distraction can be considered an effective method for reducing anxiety during dental treatment and helping the patients enjoy the dental visit.
Keywords
Tell-show-do; behavior management; audiovisual distraction; dental anxiety; heart rate
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