Impact of Bird-assisted Therapy in Anxious Pediatric Patients during Their First Dental Visit: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Bhavana Tanya Dandekar, Adnan Ahmed, Aradhana Agrawal, Kanika Singh Dhull, Ankita Ukey, Pratik Surana · 2026
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Description
Bhavana Tanya Dandekar and co-authors tested whether birds in the room calm anxious children at the dentist in a 2026 trial. Managing child behavior is a standing challenge in dentistry, and older calming tricks have shown limited results. Forty healthy children, aged four to eight and at their first dental visit, were split into two groups. One group had birds present during screening, and the other did not.
Anxiety was scored before and after screening with a picture scale, pulse rate, and an observer rating scale. The bird group showed a clear drop in anxiety compared with the control group. The authors conclude that bird assisted therapy works for anxious young dental patients. They add that birdsong acts on the brain beyond simple hearing and brightens the clinic visually as well.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Bhavana Tanya Dandekar, Adnan Ahmed, Aradhana Agrawal, Kanika Singh Dhull, Ankita Ukey, Pratik Surana |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 22 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |