Audiovisual distraction technique to control anxiety in children in dental treatment.

• Autor(a) principal: Clara Rodrigues , Maria Antonia
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Mendes Rocha , Carlos Nelson
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/114
• topic: Crianças; Ansiedade; Recursos Audiovisuais; Audiovisual Resources; Anxiety; Children

Objective: The objective of the study is to assess the child's anxiety before and after treatment using the auditory visual distraction technique in children. Methodology: It is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study. The study was carried out between 2016 and 2017 in two pediatric stomatology clinics. Anxiety was assessed before and after treatment using the audiovisual technique. Results: It appears that mild anxiety increases after treatment from 18% to 47%. Moderate to severe anxiety decreases from 16% to 3%, it is observed that no child after treatment has severe anxiety. These results are statistically significant. Conclusions: In conclusion, the visual auditory distraction technique can be an effective method to reduce anxiety levels in pediatric patients during invasive dental treatment.