Comparison of Verbal, Braille, and Tactile Methods in Overcoming Anxiety Before Dental Procedures in Visually Impaired Children: To Overcome Anxiety Using Cognition and Hands (TOUCH)

The study demonstrated that using a combination of verbal, braille, and tactile methods to explain the dental procedure effectively reduced anxiety in blind children.

Authors

P. Sujatha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7557-3506)
Sandhyarani Huddar
Anil Patil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3727-5115)
M. D. Patil
Uttkarsha Garad
Amit Kolekar

Institutions

Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) (IN)

Publication Details

Journal: Cureus
Published: 2025-06-11
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.85810
Primary Topic: Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
Type: article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 0.00

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Comparison of Verbal, Braille, and Tactile Methods in Overcoming Anxiety Before Dental Procedures in Visually Impaired Children: To Overcome Anxiety Using Cognition and Hands (TOUCH)

P. Sujatha, Sandhyarani Huddar, Anil Patil, M. D. Patil et al.

Jun 11, 2025

Cureus

Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques

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Comparison of Verbal, Braille, and Tactile Methods in Overcoming Anxiety Before Dental Procedures in Visually Impaired Children: To Overcome Anxiety Using Cognition and Hands (TOUCH)

P. Sujatha, Sandhyarani Huddar, Anil Patil, M. D. Patil, Uttkarsha Garad, Amit Kolekar

June 11, 2025article en

Abstract

The study demonstrated that using a combination of verbal, braille, and tactile methods to explain the dental procedure effectively reduced anxiety in blind children.

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Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) (IN)

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Comparison of Verbal, Braille, and Tactile Methods in Overcoming Anxiety Before Dental Procedures in Visually Impaired Children: To Overcome Anxiety Using Cognition and Hands (TOUCH) — P. Sujatha, Sandhyarani Huddar, et al. · Cureus (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS