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Volume 8 Issue 4 (April, 2020)

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Effect of Local Anesthesia on Anxiety, Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate in 6-10 Years Old Children during Dental Treatment- An In Vivo Study
Smit Sikligar, Seema Bargale, Bhavna Dave, Poonacha KS, KVR Anuradha, Jayesh Khandelwal

Background: Anxiety is a special variety of fear, experienced in anticipation of threatening stimuli. It has been documented that the response of a child improves with the number of visits. The present study is yet another effort to find the efficacy of Local Anaesthesia (LA) on anxiety and vital signs in children. Aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of LA on anxiety, Blood Pressure (BP) and pulse rate in 6-10 year old children during dental treatment. Methods: A sample of 22 children of 6-10 years were randomly selected and evaluated for the signs and symptoms of functional alterations of the stomatognathic system. The BP and pulse rate of the patients were checked in different periods of the dental treatment. Each time along with measuring the BP and pulse rate, Lebarons face scale was shown to the patients and anxiety level was recorded according to the scores of anxiety. Results: The results indicate that dental treatment does appear to influence BP and pulse rate readings in healthy children. The anxiety measurements increased significantly (p < .01) with increased BP and pulse rate during LA procedure. Conclusion: The anticipated high-stress (Anxiety) affected Blood pressure and pulse rate measurements during dental appointments. Key words: Vital signs; Behavioral measures; Dental anxiety, Lebarons scale

 
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