It is widely accepted that behavior control is crucial when it comes to giving
children dental treatment. In fact, if a child's behavior in the dental office is not
managed, it is difficult, if not impossible, to provide any necessary dental care.
In the field of Pediatric dentistry, children are typically treated using a variety
of psychological behavior management techniques. However, when all
psychological behavior management strategies are ineffective at calming the
child, physiological strategies such as physical restraint and hand-over-mouth
exercises are used to stop the child's inappropriate behavior and provide dental
treatment with the parents' permission.
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