en Dental implant Dental implant Original article Original article <div> <table align="center" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0cm 12px; text-align: justify;" valign="top"><span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Background and Aim</span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">:</span></span></span></b><b> </b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Dental anxiety and fear are prevalent among adult patients, necessitating behavioral interventions. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization for alleviation of anxiety and fear of adult dental patients. &nbsp;</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Materials and Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""> This clinical trial study was conducted on 40 adult dental patients selected by purposeful sampling, who were divided into two groups. Group 1 (n=20) received emotional self-regulation strategies, and group 2 (n=20) underwent regular desensitization. Data were collected using the Dental Fear Survey and Dental Anxiety Inventory (DAI). Group 1 patients participated in 8 sessions of emotional self-regulation, each lasting 1.30 hours, while group 2 were engaged in an 8-session regular desensitization program of the same duration. Data analysis was performed using t-test and paired t-test. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Results: </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Both emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization significantly decreased the fear and anxiety of adult dental patients (P<0.01). Additionally, there was no statistically significant difference in the impact of emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization on fear and anxiety of dental patients (P>0.05).</span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:13pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana=""><span style="color:#2e74b5">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:" verdana="">Emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization yield comparable effects on the anxiety and fear of adult dental patients. &nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"></div> Fear, Anxiety, Emotional Regulation, Desensitization, Psychologic, Dentistry 280 285 http://jrdms.dentaliau.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-817-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Masumeh Parivar Parivar90@yahoo.com 100319475328460013259 100319475328460013259 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran Akbar Rezaie Parivar90@yahoo.com 100319475328460013260 100319475328460013260 Yes Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran Jalil Babapor Kheiroddin 100319475328460013261 100319475328460013261 No Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran