Year : 2020

Volume : Volume 11

Issue : Issue 3

Address for correspondence :
Dr. Dhani Kapur.
kanakdsk@gmail.com

Abstract

Background:  Dental anxiety is a widespread phenomenon for paediatric dentistry. Rubber dam is advocated for isolating the operating field during clinical dental procedures. Pediatric dentists often omit rubber dam, in patients assuming that it would cause stress to the patient or because of lack of compliance from the patient.  Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate subjective and objective parameters in patients undergoing dental treatment using rubber dam.  Materials and Methods: A total number of 15 children, aged between 8 to 12 years, randomly selected with bilateral erupted 30 lower permanent molars. From each patient, one tooth was selected for the test group using rubber dam and the corresponding tooth was selected for control group using saliva ejector and cotton roll. During the procedure, objective parameters of stress, such as respiratory rate, pulse rate, anxiety scale were recorded.  Results: The pulse rate and respiratory rate of the patients in the control group was higher than the test group using rubber dam, and it was statistically significant (P < 0.05).  Conclusion: This study concluded that isolation with rubber dam caused less stress in patients as compared to cotton rolls and saliva ejector.

Keywords: Rubber Dam, cotton roll, Respiratory rate, Pulse rate, Anxiety scale, Pain Scale.