Dog-Assisted Therapy and Dental Anxiety: A Pilot Study.

Autor: Cruz-Fierro N; School of Dentistry, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Facultad de Odontología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), Nuevo León C.P. 64455, Mexico., Vanegas-Farfano M; School of Sports Management, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Facultad de Organización Deportiva, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), Nuevo León C.P. 64455, Mexico., González-Ramírez MT; School of Psychology, Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Facultad de Psicología, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León), Nuevo León C.P. 64455, Mexico. monygzz77@yahoo.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Animals : an open access journal from MDPI [Animals (Basel)] 2019 Jul 31; Vol. 9 (8). Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jul 31.
DOI: 10.3390/ani9080512
Abstrakt: 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.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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