Evaluation of the effectiveness of tell-show-do and ask-tell-ask in the management of dental fear and anxiety: a double-blinded randomized control trial.

Niharika Reddy Elicherla Kanamarlapudi Venkata Saikiran Karthik Anchala Sainath Reddy Elicherla Sivakumar Nuvvula

Published in: Journal of dental anesthesia and pain medicine (2024)

Tell-Show-Do was more effective than ask-tell-ask in alleviating dental anxiety in children. The simultaneous application of these two strategies can synergistically alleviate dental anxiety during a child's initial dentist appointment.

Keyphrases

oral health
sleep quality
randomized controlled trial
young adults
systematic review
open label
double blind
mental health
phase iii
clinical trial
phase ii
physical activity
depressive symptoms