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Comparative evaluation of psychophysiological response of children with special health care needs to use of facemask‐eyeshield and visor in a dental setting—A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Chhabra Karishma,
Sood Shveta,
Bhatia Hind Pal,
Sharma Naresh,
Singh Akshara
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
special care in dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1754-4505
pISSN - 0275-1879
DOI - 10.1111/scd.12451
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , physical examination , oral examination , heart rate , anxiety , pulse rate , oral health , orthodontics , surgery , blood pressure , psychiatry , radiology
Abstract Aim The aim of the study was to determine the psychophysiological response (Heart rate) of special health care needs to use of facemask‐eyeshield and visor worn in a dental setting. Settings and design The cases for the present study were selected from special schools of Delhi‐NCR. The patients selected were in IQ range 50‐84 and children rated as positive or definitely positive according to Frankl's behavior rating scale. A total of 378 patients of age group 4‐14 years were selected. Methods and material Every child was made to sit and pulse oximeter was put on his/her finger to measure Baseline heart rate. Dental examination was done using a sterile mouth mirror (No. 5) and explorer. It was done in two phases for every child: Patient underwent dental examination by clinician wearing (A) facemask‐eyeshield (Euronda) and (B) visor (Oro). Results The mean heart rate during dental examination wearing visor (81.55 ± 17.54) was significantly lesser than during dental examination wearing facemask and eyeshield (84.49 ± 17.96). Conclusions Dental anxiety levels were lower when the dentist used visor during the dental examination than when the dentist used facemask and eyeshield.