Department of Paedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Bapuji Dental College and Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
J Indian Soc Pedod Prev Dent. 2022 Jul-Sep;40(3):246-252. doi: 10.4103/jisppd.jisppd_199_22.
To compare and evaluate the effect of sensory-adapted dental environment (SADE) and regular dental environment in reducing anxiety levels in children with intellectual disabilities.
This study was carried out in children with mild intellectual disabilities aged 8-13 years. The developmental screening test was utilized in screening and including these children with IQ scores between 52 and 67, and after random allocation, children were subjected to oral prophylaxis in the SADE and regular dental environment. Anxiety levels were assessed at baseline, 5 min, and at the end of the procedure using Venham's anxiety rating scale, pulse rate, and blood pressure values.
The data were coded and analyzed using software SPSS (IBM version 22.0) for statistical analysis. Comparison between the groups was done using independent t-test and repeated measured ANOVA for objective assessment of intergroup and intragroup anxiety levels, respectively, and using Mann-Whitney U-test and Friedman's test for subjective assessment of intergroup and intragroup anxiety levels, respectively.
These findings suggest that SADE significantly decreased anxiety levels and cooperative behavior in children with mild intellectual disability and can be used as an alternative behavior management technique in effectively handling children with intellectual disability.
比较和评估感觉适应的口腔环境（SADE）和常规口腔环境对降低智力障碍儿童焦虑水平的效果。
本研究在 8-13 岁轻度智力障碍儿童中进行。采用发育筛查测试对这些儿童进行筛查和纳入，这些儿童的智商分数在 52 到 67 之间，经过随机分配，儿童在 SADE 和常规口腔环境中接受口腔预防保健。使用 Venham 焦虑评分量表、脉搏率和血压值在基线、5 分钟和操作结束时评估焦虑水平。
使用 SPSS（IBM 版本 22.0）软件对数据进行编码和分析，用于统计分析。使用独立 t 检验和重复测量方差分析分别对组间和组内焦虑水平进行客观评估，使用 Mann-Whitney U 检验和 Friedman 检验分别对组间和组内焦虑水平进行主观评估。
这些发现表明，SADE 显著降低了轻度智力障碍儿童的焦虑水平和合作行为，可作为有效处理智力障碍儿童的替代行为管理技术。
