Paediatric & MIH Meta-analysis ✓ Peer reviewed

Effectiveness of Audio and Audio-Visual Distraction on Dental Anxiety of Children and Adolescents with Intellectual Disability- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Special care in dentistry : official publication of the American Association of Hospital Dentists, the Academy of Dentistry for the Handicapped, and the American Society for Geriatric Dentistry · Tiwari S, Sharma A, Ramassamy E, Sabat R · 2026-07-01

Researchers reviewed twelve studies on using audio and audio-visual distraction to reduce dental anxiety in children and adolescents with intellectual disability. Audio-visual distraction showed promise for improving behavior and physiological responses, though evidence remains inconsistent.

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