Dental management of patients with cerebral palsy through the binaural beats
Basado en la investigación: “Análisis de la influencia de los sonidos propios del ambiente odontológico y los sonidos binaurales en el manejo de la ansiedad de los pacientes con parálisis cerebral infantil del Hogar Divina Misericordia en La Aurora de Alajuelita, entre setiembre 2015 y abril 2016”
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https://doi.org/10.59334/ROV.v2i27.211Keywords:
Dental management, cerebral palsy, binaural beats, dental environment soundsAbstract
The most important objective of the research was to demonstrate the efficiency of binaural beats in the dental consultant as a current technique to reduce anxiety in child patients with cerebral palsy, also prove that the dental environment generates fear in pediatric patients.
To achieve quantify the heartbeats of the children during three different moments throughout the investigation, we used fingertip pulse oximeter, a mp3 player and headphones. We evaluate the medical histories of each children from Hogar Divina Misericordia, as well the medicines they consume daily and diseases related with cerebral palsy. We observed different types of reactions when using each of the sounds, some cried and got anger until they get relax and happy.
Finally the results in this research show the benefits and the veracity of the binaural beats while on the contrary are expose to the sounds of the dental environment as a distracting and unfavorable method during dental visits.
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