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Use of mild electric stimulation as a distractor in anxious patients

Introduction: Dental anxiety or dental fear is a common occurrence in patients upon arrival at the dental office. There are a number of distraction methods used in such cases. The aim of this study was to prove whether the use of mild electric current has a distracting and anxiolytic effect in anxious patients. Materials and methods: 125 children were included in the study, randomized into 3 groups. The effect of mild electric current on anxiety versus local anesthesia was compared. Electrical stimulation was administered via a TENS device and the patients dosed the strength themselves to the limit of comfort and tolerability. Results: In the subjects on whom TENS was applied, the statistical results before and after the treatment differed significantly (p <0.01). The study showed lower results after treatment. Results on the CFSS-DS scale in subjects who received local anesthesia significantly differed before and after treatment (p <0.05). Lower results were achieved by subjects before treatment. Conclusion: The administration of electricity proved to be mildly anxiolytic compared to local anesthesia, which caused an increase in anxiety due to fear of the needle. Also paying attention to the dosing of the amperage, the patients were more focused on the TENS device than on the procedure being performed.

children ; fear ; anxiety ; TENS ; electroneurostimulation

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engleski

Use of mild electric stimulation as a distractor in anxious patients

Introduction: Dental anxiety or dental fear is a common occurrence in patients upon arrival at the dental office. There are a number of distraction methods used in such cases. The aim of this study was to prove whether the use of mild electric current has a distracting and anxiolytic effect in anxious patients. Materials and methods: 125 children were included in the study, randomized into 3 groups. The effect of mild electric current on anxiety versus local anesthesia was compared. Electrical stimulation was administered via a TENS device and the patients dosed the strength themselves to the limit of comfort and tolerability. Results: In the subjects on whom TENS was applied, the statistical results before and after the treatment differed significantly (p <0.01). The study showed lower results after treatment. Results on the CFSS-DS scale in subjects who received local anesthesia significantly differed before and after treatment (p <0.05). Lower results were achieved by subjects before treatment. Conclusion: The administration of electricity proved to be mildly anxiolytic compared to local anesthesia, which caused an increase in anxiety due to fear of the needle. Also paying attention to the dosing of the amperage, the patients were more focused on the TENS device than on the procedure being performed.

children ; fear ; anxiety ; TENS ; electroneurostimulation

nije evidentirano