Assessment of Dental Anxiety Reduction Through an Interactive Game App for Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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https://doi.org/10.48047/v6p5fy67Keywords:
Anticipatory guidance; First dental visit; Dental anxiety.Abstract
BACKGROUND: Children are very anxious awaiting a dental appointment because of the inborn fear in them or the fear evoked by their peer group. In today’s world cognitive development is much improved in young children as they are more used to mobile gadgets at a very younger age. As a result, child behaviour can be guided by the use of dental applications prior to the dental treatment as part of behaviour guidance by distraction.
AIM: To evaluate the effect of anticipatory guidance on dental anxiety in a dental clinic through a dental treatment game app.
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