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Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Dental anxiety is a matter of serious concern to pediatric dentists as it may impede the efficient delivery of dental care. If not adequately resolved, a persistent negative response pattern may emerge. Thaumaturgy, commonly known as magic trick, has become popular recently. It is a tool...

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Autores principales: Kothari, Payal, Mathur, Aditi, Chauhan, Rashmi Singh, Nankar, Meenakshi, Tirupathi, Sunnypriyatham, Suvarna, Ashrita
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10260356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37313267
http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2023.23.3.143
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author Kothari, Payal
Mathur, Aditi
Chauhan, Rashmi Singh
Nankar, Meenakshi
Tirupathi, Sunnypriyatham
Suvarna, Ashrita
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Mathur, Aditi
Chauhan, Rashmi Singh
Nankar, Meenakshi
Tirupathi, Sunnypriyatham
Suvarna, Ashrita
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description BACKGROUND: Dental anxiety is a matter of serious concern to pediatric dentists as it may impede the efficient delivery of dental care. If not adequately resolved, a persistent negative response pattern may emerge. Thaumaturgy, commonly known as magic trick, has become popular recently. It is a tool that distracts and relaxes the child by using magic trick while the dentist performs necessary treatment. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Thaumaturgic aid in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6 – year-old children during administration of local anesthesia using the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) technique. METHODS: Thirty children aged between 4–6 years with dental anxiety requiring IANB were included in this study. Patients were divided equally into two groups: Group I, thaumaturgic aid group and Group II, conventional non-pharmacological group using randomization. Anxiety was measured before and after using the intervention with Raghavendra Madhuri Sujata-Pictorial scale (RMS-PS), Venham’s anxiety rating scale, and pulse rate. All the data were tabulated and compared using statistical analysis. RESULTS: Children in thaumaturgy group (Group- I) exhibited significantly lower anxiety during IANB in comparison with children in the conventional group (Group- II) and the difference was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Magic tricks are effective in reducing anxiety among young children during IANB; Moreover, it expands the arsenal of behavior guidance techniques for treatment of children with anxiety and plays an important role in shaping the behavior of a child in pediatric dentistry.
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spelling pubmed-102603562023-06-13 Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial Kothari, Payal Mathur, Aditi Chauhan, Rashmi Singh Nankar, Meenakshi Tirupathi, Sunnypriyatham Suvarna, Ashrita J Dent Anesth Pain Med Original Article BACKGROUND: Dental anxiety is a matter of serious concern to pediatric dentists as it may impede the efficient delivery of dental care. If not adequately resolved, a persistent negative response pattern may emerge. Thaumaturgy, commonly known as magic trick, has become popular recently. It is a tool that distracts and relaxes the child by using magic trick while the dentist performs necessary treatment. Hence, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Thaumaturgic aid in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6 – year-old children during administration of local anesthesia using the inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) technique. METHODS: Thirty children aged between 4–6 years with dental anxiety requiring IANB were included in this study. Patients were divided equally into two groups: Group I, thaumaturgic aid group and Group II, conventional non-pharmacological group using randomization. Anxiety was measured before and after using the intervention with Raghavendra Madhuri Sujata-Pictorial scale (RMS-PS), Venham’s anxiety rating scale, and pulse rate. All the data were tabulated and compared using statistical analysis. RESULTS: Children in thaumaturgy group (Group- I) exhibited significantly lower anxiety during IANB in comparison with children in the conventional group (Group- II) and the difference was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Magic tricks are effective in reducing anxiety among young children during IANB; Moreover, it expands the arsenal of behavior guidance techniques for treatment of children with anxiety and plays an important role in shaping the behavior of a child in pediatric dentistry. The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology 2023-06 2023-05-26 /pmc/articles/PMC10260356/ /pubmed/37313267 http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2023.23.3.143 Text en Copyright © 2023 Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Kothari, Payal
Mathur, Aditi
Chauhan, Rashmi Singh
Nankar, Meenakshi
Tirupathi, Sunnypriyatham
Suvarna, Ashrita
Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
title Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
title_full Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
title_short Effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
title_sort effectiveness of thaumaturgic distraction in alleviation of anxiety in 4–6-year-old children during inferior alveolar nerve block administration: a randomized controlled trial
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10260356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37313267
http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2023.23.3.143
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