Dimple Padawe¹, Vilas Takate² and Kalyani Barve³

¹Professor and Head, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, India
²Associate Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, India
³Postgraduate Student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding Author: Kalyani Barve, Post-Graduate Student, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Hospital Mumbai, India.

Received: April 08, 2024; Published: May 15, 2024

Abstract

Dental Anxiety is associated with general dental care, the anticipation of treatment, fear of the unknown, fear of pain and relationship with dental professionals in the dental office. Children with developmental disorders experience motor, perceptual, language, sensory, cognitive, and behavioural impairments which can create difficulties in undertaking oral hygiene measures. In the regular dental setup, disabled children are sensitive and easily invoked to sensory stimuli. A sensory adapted dental environment (SADE) has been developed, based upon the Snoezelen environment, and may potentially be suitable in reducing dental anxiety and facilitating a calming effect in the dental clinic among children. SADE has been thoroughly studied in people with DD. SADE uses a multisensory environment, a combination of mesmerising sound, good lighting, vibration, tactile sensation, and aroma. The aim of implementing these sensory adaptions is to regulate sensory responses and facilitate in the reduction of anxiety. Studies that have researched sensory adapted dental environments (SADE) have shown significant improvement in cooperation and reduction in dental anxiety and associated behaviours for this population.

Keywords: Dental anxiety; Developmental Disabilities; Sensory Adapted Dental Environment; SADE; Behaviour

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Citation

Citation: Kalyani Barve., et al. “Sensory Adapted Dental Environment: Improving Dental Visits for Children with Developmental Disabilities".Acta Scientific Dental Sciences 8.6 (2024): 05-09.

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Copyright: © 2024 Kalyani Barve., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.