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Clinical application of pulse oximetry in paediatric dentistry
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Pulse oximetry is a technique used to measure the levels of blood oxygen saturation. Because this technique is regarded as non-invasive, easy to apply, and accurate technology, the number of possible applications in general dentistry practice has been gradually increasing. The aim of the present study was to summarise the contemporary research lite...
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... Children received the Behavior Management Techniques (BMT) as described above according to which group,they are included in. Their anxiety status was assessed before and after treatment by using different anxiety scales; (RMS-PS) pictorial scale [14,15], Pulse rate (PR) [16,17] and Oxygen saturation levels (SPO2). [16,17]. ...
... Their anxiety status was assessed before and after treatment by using different anxiety scales; (RMS-PS) pictorial scale [14,15], Pulse rate (PR) [16,17] and Oxygen saturation levels (SPO2). [16,17]. In addition, at the end of dental appointment, children were given a set of colors and A4 paper and asked to draw a child in a dental clinic, and their drawings were evaluated using the Modified Child Drawing: Hospital (MCD:H) scale(that was modified from old CD:H [7] ...
... Children received the Behavior Management Techniques (BMT) as described above according to which group,they are included in. Their anxiety status was assessed before and after treatment by using different anxiety scales; (RMS-PS) pictorial scale [14,15], Pulse rate (PR) [16,17] and Oxygen saturation levels (SPO2). [16,17]. ...
... Their anxiety status was assessed before and after treatment by using different anxiety scales; (RMS-PS) pictorial scale [14,15], Pulse rate (PR) [16,17] and Oxygen saturation levels (SPO2). [16,17]. In addition, at the end of dental appointment, children were given a set of colors and A4 paper and asked to draw a child in a dental clinic, and their drawings were evaluated using the Modified Child Drawing: Hospital (MCD:H) scale(that was modified from old CD:H [7] ...
ABSTRACT: Dental anxiety and pain in childrenare characterized by unease and unpleasantthoughts about dental treatment. This study aimedto evaluate behavior management techniques(BMT), including virtual reality (VR), mobiledental games (MG), and film modelling (FM), toreduce child anxiety. This study is a randomizedcontrolled trial involved 100 children (3–7 years)are indicated for molarpulpotomies. Theexperimental BMTs were applied during treatmentand compared to the traditional tell-show-dotechnique (TSD). The measurements were takenbefore and after the procedure. While Virtualreality notably reduced anxiety, other techniquesshowed no significant effect. Virtual realityconsideredas the most effective method for anxietyreduction in children
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... Pulse oximetry has been accepted as a reliable device, for monitoring oxygen saturation (SaO2) and heart rate, in dental procedures [10]. Recently however, novel wearable ECG devices have emerged, among which patch ECG monitors are the most prominent [11]. ...
... The level of anxiety was assessed using pulse oximetry to evaluate the children's heart rate (Shindova et al., 2022). In this study, heart rate was measured at three intervals: 1-First time: before starting any procedure (Before behavior management). ...
Objectives:
To analyse the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) distraction intervention for the management of dental anxiety in paediatric patients.
Data:
Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of VR distraction interventions for reducing anxiety in paediatric patients, published in English were included.
Sources:
Seven databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE via ProQuest, EMBASE, CINAHL and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, covering the period between January 2000 and September 2022 were searched.
Study selection:
A total of 12 RCTs involving 818 participants were included. Quality appraisal was undertaken using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials by two authors independently. Random-effects model was used to summarise the effects of the interventions and pool data.
Conclusions:
Results showed that VR distraction interventions were effective in reducing the dental anxiety of paediatric patients. In meta-analysis, the VR distraction interventions had a significant effect on reducing paediatric patients' anxiety (SMD = -1.74, 95%CI = -2.46, -1.02, p < 0.001, I² = 95%), pain (SMD = -1.57, 95%CI = -2.22, -0.91, p < 0.001, I² = 91%) and heart rate (MD = -10.54, 95%CI = -20.26, -0.81, p = 0.03, I² = 99%) during dental treatment. However, the evidence of VR in managing dental anxiety would become weak because of the publication bias.
Clinical significance:
VR distraction interventions could be an effective approach to alleviate the dental anxiety of paediatric patients. Additional well-designed and high-quality RCTs with larger sample sizes are needed to determine the optimal way to deliver VR interventions in paediatric dental clinics.
