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
systematic review
young adults
mental health
double blind
phase iii
prefrontal cortex