Comparison Between Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique and Audio-visual Distraction Technique in Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children During Dental Visit

Dina Hussien Abdelhafez

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: audio-visual distraction technique; Behavioral: jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03923088

01234

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dental anxiety is fear associated with the thought of visiting the dentist for preventive care and dental procedures. Children with dental anxiety characterized by crying before dental checkup, tachycardia and aggressively clinging to the accompanying parent. It has been cited as the fifthmost common cause of anxiety by Agras et al. Dental anxiety may have major and long-lasting implications for the child and their family. Cohen et al reported that dental anxiety affects an individual's life in multiple ways. The physiological impacts included signs and symptoms of the fright response and feelings of exhaustion after a dental appointment, while the cognitive impacts included an array of negative thoughts, beliefs, and fears. Dental anxiety in children could remain a problem in adulthood if not handled properly thus it will affect oral health and psycho-social condition. This research is conducted to deliver different concepts in psychological and behavioral techniques in management of anxious pediatric dental patients.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 9 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children: 6 to 9 years old children. Teeth: tooth requiring dental treatment

Exclusion criteria

• Children having allergy to local anaesthesia or systemic problem. Refusal of participation Mentally ill or mentally retarded children

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 3 patient groups

jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique

audiovisual distraction technique

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: audio-visual distraction technique

conventional

No Intervention group