Open AccessUsage of a Reward System for Dealing with Pediatric Dental Fear
Author(s) -
Yuansheng Xia,
Yanzhi Song
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.187843
Subject(s) - dental fear , dental clinic , medicine , randomized controlled trial , clinical psychology , informed consent , treatment and control groups , psychology , psychiatry , family medicine , anxiety , alternative medicine , surgery , pathology
Pediatric dental fear, if left unchecked, can persist for a lifetime and adversely impact the physical and psychological health of a patient. In this study, a feasible nonmedical method for relieving pediatric dental fear was investigated.