A comparison between audio and audiovisual distraction techniques in managing anxious pediatric dental patients

Journal of Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 177-182

  Prabhakar, A R ^a   Marwah, N ^b   Raju, O S ^a  

^a Davangere   (India)

^b Government Dental College   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Audiovisual distraction; Pediatric dental patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248962193     PISSN: 09704388     EISSN: 09704388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.37014     Document Type: Article

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