Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Managing the behavior and anxiety of a child so as to become a co-operative patient is critical to the success of dental treatment. Various techniques have been used with moderate and variant success rates over the last few years. The aim of present In-Vivo study was to evaluate the effect of music distraction in management of anxious pediatric patient in dental set-up. In present study 60 children of 6-10 years were randomly selected and equally divided into two groups of 30 each. The first group was control group (group A) and the second group was music distraction group (group B). Patient requiring administration of local anesthesia was included in the study. The children included in music group were allowed to hear audio presentation throughout the treatment procedure whereas in control group treatment was done without any distraction. Anxiety was measured by using Venham’s picture test. Result of present study showed that the music distraction was effective in managing the anxious pediatric patient.