Abstract
<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p>
 <p><strong>Background and Objective: </strong>Dental anxiety has been reported to be the fifth most prevalent reason for anxiety among adults. It is a negative psychological effect of the stress-induced, precisely due to dental treatment. This study was conducted to assess the effect of audiovisual aid in reducing dental anxiety during tooth extraction.</p>
 <p><strong>Methodology:</strong> 162 participants who needed tooth extraction were randomly divided into two groups of 81, each using a simple randomization method using the lottery method. Participants in Group A were given verbal information about the procedure preoperatively, while participants in Group B were shown an audiovisual clip. Preoperative and postoperative anxiety levels were self-reported by the patients on the Visual Analogue Scale from 0 to 10. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 25.</p>
 <p><strong>Results:</strong> The mean age of the study participants was 35.69. Among the 162 participants, 43.8% were females, and 56.2% were males. The mean score for preoperative anxiety for groups A and B was 6.79 and 7.02, respectively. In both groups, postoperative anxiety levels were 4.37 and 2.33, respectively. A statistically significant association was observed in the reduction of anxiety scores between the two groups.</p>
 <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Audiovisual aid can serve as an effective tool for reducing dental anxiety among patients undergoing tooth extractions.</p>
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