Técnicas en el manejo de la conducta del paciente odontopediátrico

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Introduction: The objective of this work was to evaluate the conventional techniques most used by the dentist for the management of the behavior of the child patient in the dental office. Various techniques can be applied depending on the physical and emotional development of the patient and the professional’s ability. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, in its guide on behavioral techniques, divides them into: communication techniques, other basic techniques and advanced techniques, recommending those belonging to the first group. Material and method: A questionnaire was carried out on the Google platform, sent via email to 190 dentists / stomatologists who treated child patients, obtaining a total of 115 appropriate responses for the analysis of 8 conventional behavior management techniques. The statistical study was carried out in the SPSS program by applying the ANOVA test for a significance of p = 0.05. Results: The technique most used by different professionals was the sayshow-do technique followed by positive reinforcement and voice control. Behaviour modification techniques occupied a second term: desensitization followed closely by imitation. The least used technique was general anesthesia. We found no significant differences in relation to sex in any of the techniques analyzed, except in the use of premedication (p: 0.027), with men being the most frequently used. No significant differences were found in relation to the specialty or the age of the professionals. Conclusions: The communication techniques weere erreferred by the professionals, with the advanced techniques bien the least used.