Anxiety creates a stressful situation for the dentist as well as the patient. This article describes a simple technique to manage anxiety using an eye massager. The audio and visual distraction technique helps the patient relax and complete the procedure. This article also stresses some basic skills like good communication skills and establishing mutually trustworthy dentist-patient relationships to enhance patient satisfaction during treatment. Managing anxiety during dental visits will help improve oral health in the long term.

Pain-free dental treatment is important for reducing anxiety, treatment completion, and enhancing acceptance of future dental treatment. Injectable local anesthesia assists this pain-free approach but can cause anxiety in few patients. Achieving proper anesthesia is important to complete the procedure successfully, thereby adding to patient's care and comfort. This article describes a simple technique to manage dental anxiety using virtual reality headset. Audio visual aid helped the patient to relax and eliminate the phobia of local anesthesia injection during surgical tooth extraction. The simple technique enhanced the patient's ability to continue the dental procedure.