Saudi Journal of Oral and Dental Research (SJODR)
Volume-4 | Issue-01 | 5-7
Review Article
Evidence-Based Approach to Cope with Dental Anxiety and Fear amongst Children, Especially Those with Disabilities through Sensory Adaptive Dental Environment
Fahad Alqabba, Ammar A Siddiqui, Freah Alshammary, Junaid Amin, Nasser Alateeq, Hassaan Anwer Rathore
Published : Jan. 17, 2019
Abstract
To provide satisfactory dental treatment in almost any child is not less than a challenge. Children with disabilities require
more attention and care to achieve the desired outcome. To enhance the efficiency of dental treatment, measures are
needed to be taken to minimize and ideally eliminate dental anxiety and/or fear among children. To the best of our
knowledge, it is very evident in the available literature that sensory adaptive environment facilitates a great deal in
decreasing dental anxiety, and enhances child cooperation towards treatment. Conversely, in context of Saudi Arabia, we
noticed that in general population almost no one knows about it, as per our experience even majority of dentists were
unfamiliar about sensory adaptation environment in the dental setting. Keeping an eye on severe difficulties in managing
a child with disability, and evident efficiency of sensory adaption environment in reducing anxiety we recommend its use
in government dental hospitals and clinics.