Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of ‘Tell Show Do’ (TSD) and Virtual Reality (VR) method of Behaviour management on anxiety levels of children undergoing restorative treatment of carious teeth: A randomised control study

• Author Details:   
• Pooja Dialani
• Chandrashekhar Badakar ^*
• Shivayogi Hugar
• Nivedita Saxena
• Vidyavathi Patil
• Krishna Kadam

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Aim: To evaluate and compare the effectiveness of ‘Tell Show Do’ (TSD) and Virtual Reality (VR) method of Behaviour management on anxiety levels of children undergoing restorative treatment of carious teeth.
Materials and Methods: Sixty children belonging to the age group of 6-12 years having their first dental visit, with occlusal caries limited to enamel and dentin were included in our study. These children were randomly allocated to Group A (Tell Show Do) and Group B (Virtual Reality). Dental anxiety was assessed by Venham’s Picture Test and pulse rate, pre-operatively and post-operatively to the primary tooth's restorative treatment.
Results: There was a statistically significant difference seen in anxiety values pre-operatively and post-operatively within Group A and Group B; whereas intergroup comparison showed no statistically significant difference.
Conclusion: It was found that the new technological Virtual reality method was as effective as the conventional, non-aversive, Tell Show Do method of behavior management. Virtual Reality can be surely considered as a promising tool in the wide field of behavior management techniques and can be clinically applied in managing dentally anxious patients while providing quality dental care.

Keywords: Behaviour, Child, Dental anxiety, Virtual reality.