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Avances en Odontoestomatología
On-line version ISSN 2340-3152Print version ISSN 0213-1285
Abstract
VALENZUELA MUNOZ, A; VALENZUELA RAMOS, MR and VALENZUELA RAMOS, R. Audiovisual distraction technique for the control of anxiety in children. Av Odontoestomatol [online]. 2019, vol.35, n.1, pp.27-31. Epub May 18, 2020. ISSN 2340-3152. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s0213-12852019000100004.
Objective:
The objective of the study is to assess the child's anxiety before and after treatment using the technique of visual auditory distraction in children.
Methodology:
It is a quantitative, descriptive and transversal study. The study was conducted between 2016 and 2017 in two pediatric stomatology clinics. Where anxiety was evaluated before and after treatment using the audiovisual technique.
Results:
It is verified that the mild anxiety increases after the treatment is carried out, 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 being statistically significant.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, the technique of visual auditory distraction can be an effective method to reduce the levels of anxiety in pediatric patients during an invasive dental treatment.
Keywords : Audiovisual Aids; Anxiety; Child.
