Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study
Animal-assisted therapy aimed at improving individuals’ mental or physical health has been widely reported. However, the data on how a therapy dog could help control anxiety during dental procedures is scarce. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of dog-assisted therapy on people w...
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Molecular Diversity Preservation International
2019
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| author | Cruz Fierro, Norma Vanegas Farfano, Minerva González Ramírez, Mónica Teresa |
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| description | Animal-assisted therapy aimed at improving individuals’ mental or physical health has been widely reported. However, the data on how a therapy dog could help control anxiety during dental procedures is scarce. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of dog-assisted
therapy on people with a history of dental anxiety while receiving preventive dental treatment. Twelve adults participated (women: n = 11 (91.7%) and men: n = 1 (8.3%), mean age = 31.25 years, D.E. = 5.78). The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was applied, the patient’s mood was assessed with a Likert scale before and after receiving the dental treatment, and their blood pressure was recorded for each of the three stages of treatment. A therapy dog accompanied the participants during the
dental procedure. The main results indicated that a decrease in discomfort was perceived during the intervention, and there was also an improvement in the patient’s evaluation of the experience. The results are based on the decrease in patients’ blood pressure when taken in the middle of the dental treatment. |
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| spelling | eprints-190692020-06-12T12:59:51Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/19069/ Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study Cruz Fierro, Norma Vanegas Farfano, Minerva González Ramírez, Mónica Teresa BF Psicología RK Odontología Animal-assisted therapy aimed at improving individuals’ mental or physical health has been widely reported. However, the data on how a therapy dog could help control anxiety during dental procedures is scarce. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effect of dog-assisted therapy on people with a history of dental anxiety while receiving preventive dental treatment. Twelve adults participated (women: n = 11 (91.7%) and men: n = 1 (8.3%), mean age = 31.25 years, D.E. = 5.78). The Corah Dental Anxiety Scale was applied, the patient’s mood was assessed with a Likert scale before and after receiving the dental treatment, and their blood pressure was recorded for each of the three stages of treatment. A therapy dog accompanied the participants during the dental procedure. The main results indicated that a decrease in discomfort was perceived during the intervention, and there was also an improvement in the patient’s evaluation of the experience. The results are based on the decrease in patients’ blood pressure when taken in the middle of the dental treatment. Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/19069/1/animals%202019%20dental%20anxiety.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/19069/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/animals%202019%20dental%20anxiety.pdf Cruz Fierro, Norma y Vanegas Farfano, Minerva y González Ramírez, Mónica Teresa (2019) Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study. Animals, 9 (512). pp. 2-9. ISSN 2076-2615 http:// www.mdpi.com/journal/animals doi:10.3390/ani9080512 |
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| title | Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | dog assisted therapy and dental anxiety a pilot study |
| topic | BF Psicología RK Odontología |
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