Nammalwar Rangeeth Bollam, Rangeeth Priyaa
Department of Pedodontics, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Gums to Crowns Laser and Implant Dental Clinic, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2018 Apr-Jun;36(2):181-184. doi: 10.4103/JISPPD.JISPPD_54_18.
Anxiety control has been one of the key factors that shows that success of a pediatric dental practice. Animal- Aassisted therapy has shown to have many health benefits, which has brought the animal species closer to our homes with an establishment of a relationship.
The purpose of this study was to compare a Anxiety levels of patients scheduled to visit a Private private Ppediatric dDental Hhealth- Ccare Ffacility in Chennai and Ccompare the levels when exposed to animal-assisted activityAAA at the waiting area and in the oOperating area. This study being a first of its kind in the Dental dental Environment environment consisted of 20 children (9 Malemales, 11 Femalefemales), aged 4--11 years, attending a private dental care facility in Chennai.
Results showed that a 15- min exposure in the waiting area has reduced the level of anxiety and also showed no increase in anxiety among the subjectsparticipants.
Thus, Pet pet Ttherapy has shown to be a promising method of Anxiety anxiety control, a key to a successful dental practice.
焦虑控制一直是小儿牙科诊所成功的关键因素之一。动物辅助疗法已显示出许多健康益处，通过建立关系使动物物种更接近我们的家庭。
本研究的目的是比较计划前往钦奈一家私立小儿牙科保健机构就诊的患者的焦虑水平，并比较他们在等候区和手术区接触动物辅助活动（AAA）时的焦虑水平。这项在牙科环境中首次进行的研究由20名年龄在4至11岁的儿童（9名男性，11名女性）组成，他们在钦奈的一家私立牙科保健机构就诊。
结果显示，在等候区暴露15分钟可降低焦虑水平，且受试者中焦虑水平也未增加。
因此，宠物疗法已被证明是一种有前景的焦虑控制方法，是成功开展牙科诊疗的关键。
