Open AccessEffectiveness of intellectual distraction on gagging and anxiety management in children: A prospective clinical study
Author(s) -
Nahla Nassif Debs,
Samia Aboujaoude
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_397_17
Subject(s) - distraction , pharyngeal reflex , anxiety , impression management , medicine , impression , prospective cohort study , clinical global impression , visual analogue scale , psychology , dentistry , surgery , psychiatry , social psychology , advertising , business , alternative medicine , pathology , neuroscience , placebo
The aim of the present prospective study is to determine the effect of an intellectual colored game (ICG) on the severity of gag reflex (GR) and anxiety in children during dental alginate impression.