Psychological Stress Reduction During Dental Procedures
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 58 (4) , 1347-1351
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345790580040801
Abstract
Behavioral methods of patient stress reduction during amalgam restorations were evaluated. Eighty adult patients were randomly assigned to one of four groups of 20 each: a control group, a relaxation group, a perceived control group, and an active distraction group. Both relaxation and distraction were found to be effective in reducing patient discomfort.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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