Systematic review evaluates effectiveness of nonpharmacological interventions for dental anxiety in children, highlighting varied impacts on pain and anxiety.
Key Points
Distraction techniques showed no significant reduction in dental anxiety compared to Tell-Show-Do.
The meta-analysis included 76 RCTs with 6,723 participants evaluating dental anxiety and pain outcomes.
Virtual Reality distraction did not significantly reduce either anxiety or pain compared to traditional techniques.
Findings suggest some distraction techniques may alleviate pain but are not superior for anxiety relief.