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Comparative Evaluation of Animated Video and Verbal Communication as a Preoperative Intervention in Reducing Dental
Shilpa Shetty Naik1, Shagorika Choudhury1, Rachna Sharma1
1Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, D Y Patil Deemed to be University School of Dentistry, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Aim:
To compare and evaluate the effect of an animated video and verbal communication [tell-show-do (TSD)] as a preoperative intervention in reducing the level of anxiety among children aged 6-8-year-old undergoing dental treatment.
Methodology:
A total of 72 children were divided into two groups based on the preoperative intervention provided to them (group A: animated video and group B: verbal communication). Following this, an oral examination was performed, and children in both groups (groups A and B) were asked to draw (first drawing). Anxiety levels were measured using objective (pulse rate) and subjective [facial image scale (FIS)] parameters at baseline (before commencement of the procedure), during treatment, and post-treatment. Post-treatment, the children were once again asked to draw (second drawing). The drawings were then analyzed by a child psychologist using Children Drawing: Hospital (CD:H).
Results:
A statistically significant difference (p = 0.026) was found between the control and study group for the mean change in FIS during and after the procedure. A positive linear correlation was found between objective anxiety, subjective anxiety, and CD:H scores using Pearson's correlation test.
Conclusion:
Animated video was as effective as verbal communication (TSD) as a preoperative intervention in reducing dental anxiety in children when evaluating using CD:H manual.
How To Cite This Article:
Naik SS, Choudhury S, Sharma R, et al. Comparative Evaluation of Animated Video and Verbal Communication as a Preoperative Intervention in Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children Using Children's Drawings: Hospital Manual, Pulse Rate, and Facial Image Scale-A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2025;18(10):1207-1210.
