Cruz-Fierro Norma, Vanegas-Farfano Minerva, González-Ramírez Mónica Teresa
School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), Nuevo León C.P. 64455, Mexico.
School of Sports Management, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Facultad de Organización Deportiva, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), Nuevo León C.P. 64455, Mexico.
Animals (Basel). 2019 Jul 31;9(8):512. doi: 10.3390/ani9080512.
Animal-assisted therapy aimed at improving individuals' mental or physical health has been widely reported. However, the data on how a therapy dog could help control anxiety during dental procedures is scarce. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of dog-assisted therapy on people with a history of dental anxiety while receiving preventive dental treatment. Twelve adults participated (women: n = 11 (91.7%) and men: n = 1 (8.3%), mean age = 31.25 years, D.E. = 5.78). The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was applied, the patient's mood was assessed with a Likert scale before and after receiving the dental treatment, and their blood pressure was recorded for each of the three stages of treatment. A therapy dog accompanied the participants during the dental procedure. The main results indicated that a decrease in discomfort was perceived during the intervention, and there was also an improvement in the patient's evaluation of the experience. The results are based on the decrease in patients' blood pressure when taken in the middle of the dental treatment.
旨在改善个体心理或身体健康的动物辅助疗法已被广泛报道。然而，关于治疗犬如何在牙科治疗过程中帮助控制焦虑的数据却很少。这项工作的目的是评估犬辅助疗法对有牙科焦虑史的人在接受预防性牙科治疗时的效果。12名成年人参与了研究（女性：n = 11（91.7%），男性：n = 1（8.3%），平均年龄 = 31.25岁，标准差 = 5.78）。应用了科拉牙科焦虑量表，在接受牙科治疗前后用李克特量表评估患者的情绪，并在治疗的三个阶段分别记录他们的血压。在牙科治疗过程中有一只治疗犬陪伴参与者。主要结果表明，在干预过程中感觉不适有所减轻，患者对该体验的评价也有所改善。这些结果基于在牙科治疗过程中测量时患者血压的下降。
