Efficiency of ER:YAG laser therapy in combination with behaviour management technique in reducing anxiety among paediatric dental patients - a study protocol for a randomised clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

When providing dental care to children with a high level of dental anxiety, the range of approaches is divided into two sections: use of behaviour management techniques (BMTs) and application of alternative methods for caries removal. In an attempt to reduce dental anxiety, they can be mixed and matched in accordance with the dentists' choice. Owing to its promoted advantages, erbium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet (Er:YAG) laser turns into an ideal alternative technique for hard dental tissue therapy in anxious paediatric patients. The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy of a modified version of the BMT 'Latent inhibition' in combination with Er:YAG laser for achieving a reduction of dental anxiety in paediatric dental patients.

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SUBMITTER: Belcheva A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9445802 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature