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<journal-id>2215-3411</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos International Journal of Dental Sciences]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Odovtos]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3411</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Facultad de Odontología. Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-34112025000300138</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/ijds.2025.65211</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Effectiveness of distraction techniques for pain management during dental anesthesia in pediatric procedures]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Efectividad de las técnicas distractoras en el manejo del dolor durante la aplicación de la anestesia dental en procedimientos pediátricos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bardales-Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María José]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Coronado-Caycho]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Galadriel Avril]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Navarro-Betetta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rossmary]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Científica del Sur Carrera de Estomatología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Científica del Sur  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Peru</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>138</fpage>
<lpage>148</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-34112025000300138&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-34112025000300138&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-34112025000300138&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract To compare the effectiveness of distraction techniques in pain management during the administration of dental anesthesia in pediatric procedures. This observational, longitudinal, and descriptive study included a sample of 64 pediatric patients: 36 females (56.25%) and 28 males (43.75%), with an average age of 7.3±1.5 years. The participants were divided into two groups: one using audiovisual distraction (32 patients) and the other using audio distraction (32 patients). Pain levels were assessed using the Wong-Baker scale before and after the procedure, and the SEM scale during the procedure. Based on the SEM scale, no statistically significant differences were observed between the two techniques during the procedure (p&gt;0.05), indicating equal effectiveness. Similarly, the Wong-Baker scale showed no statistically significant differences (p&gt;0.05) in pain perception after the procedure between the two techniques. Both audiovisual and audio distraction techniques are effective for pain management during the administration of dental anesthesia in pediatric patients.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Comparar la efectividad entre las técnicas distractoras en el manejo del dolor durante la aplicación de la anestesia dental en procedimientos pediátricos. Estudio observacional, longitudinal y descriptivo en el que se utilizó una muestra de 64 pacientes, estuvo conformado por: 36 pacientes (56.25%) en el sexo femenino y 28 pacientes (43.75%) en el sexo masculino. Se obtuvieron dos grupos: Distracción audiovisual (32 pacientes) y distracción del audio (32 pacientes); con edades promedio de 7.3±1.5 años. Antes y después del procedimiento se utilizó la escala de Wong-Baker y durante el tratamiento se utilizó la escala de SEM. Según la escala SEM, durante el tratamiento, ambas técnicas no tuvieron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (p&gt;0.05), por lo que son igualmente efectivas. Según la escala Wong-Baker, después del tratamiento, no se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas (p&gt;0.05) entre las dos técnicas en la percepción del dolor después de la anestesia. La técnica distractora audiovisual y la del audio han demostrado ser efectivas para el manejo del dolor durante la anestesia dental en procedimientos pediátricos.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Child behavior]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Behavior therapies]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Dental anesthesia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Audiovisual aids]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Visual analog scale]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Comportamiento infantil]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Terapias conductuales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Anestesia dental]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ayudas audiovisuales]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Escala visual analógica]]></kwd>
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