Question · asked by 1 review
Audiovisual distraction vs Conventional treatment: Anxiety
- Population
- Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia
- Intervention
- Audiovisual distraction
- Comparison
- Conventional treatment
- Outcome
- Anxiety
Audiovisual distraction led to lower pre- and post-operative anxiety measures (Modified Child Dental… compared with conventional treatment; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Audiovisual distraction vs Conventional treatment Pre- and post-operative anxiety measures (Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale: faces, MCDAS(f), after LA) · Children and adolescents having dental treatment under local anaesthetic without general anaesthesia · During LA, Audiovisual glasses vs conventional Audiovisual distraction led to lower pre- and post-operative anxiety measures (Modified Child Dental… compared with conventional treatment; GRADE not reported. Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental… (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -12.60 [-15.33, -9.87] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for increasing acceptance of local anaesthetic in children and adolescents having dental treatment 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-05 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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