Rahaman S K Mahboob, Maiti Niladri, Harish Sonali, Achanur Mahantesh, Pramanik Michael S, Ahmed Adnan
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, North Bengal Dental College and Hospital, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
School of Dentistry, Central Asian University, Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
J Pharm Bioallied Sci. 2024 Dec;16(Suppl 4):S3610-S3612. doi: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_1141_24. Epub 2024 Oct 21.
The study aimed to investigate the effect of a dental treatment simulation app on the anxiety levels of pediatric dental patients.
Forty children, aged 4-8 years and with no prior dental experience, were randomly assigned to either the control group (group I) or the dental app group (group II). The children's anxiety levels were measured before and after undergoing restorative dental treatment, using the Chota Bheem Chutki pictorial scale.
The initial anxiety levels were similar across both groups. Post treatment, the dental app group exhibited a significant reduction in anxiety compared to the control group. This suggests that the simulation app has a beneficial effect in lowering dental anxiety in children.
The dental treatment simulation app can effectively reduce pre and postoperative anxiety in pediatric patients, potentially enhancing their overall dental experience.
本研究旨在调查一款牙科治疗模拟应用程序对儿童牙科患者焦虑水平的影响。
40名年龄在4至8岁且无既往牙科治疗经历的儿童被随机分为对照组(第一组)或牙科应用程序组(第二组)。使用《小英雄罗摩衍那》中乔塔·比姆·楚蒂图片量表,在儿童接受牙齿修复治疗前后测量其焦虑水平。
两组儿童的初始焦虑水平相似。治疗后,与对照组相比,牙科应用程序组的焦虑水平显著降低。这表明该模拟应用程序对降低儿童牙科焦虑具有有益效果。
牙科治疗模拟应用程序可有效降低儿科患者术前和术后的焦虑,可能会提升他们的整体牙科治疗体验。