Comparing the Effectiveness of Emotional Self-Regulation Strategies and Systematic Desensitization on Pain of Adults Referring to Dentistry

Introduction: this study aimed to compare the effectiveness of emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization on the pain level of adults referring to dentistry.method: the population included 60 adults referring to a dentistry- who were selected using the purposeful sampling method and were classified into three groups including group 1, emotional self-regulation strategy (n=20), group 2, regulation desensitization (n=20), and group 3, control group (n=20). data were collected using a pain questionnaire (fpq-iii). experimental groups received eight sessions, each with 90 min emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization instruction. the control group received no intervention. the data were analyzed using spss 23, a multivariate covariance test.results: results showed that emotional self-regulation and regular desensitization have an impact on pain levels of adults referring to dentistry. however, there was no significant difference between the impact of emotional self-regulation and regular desensitization on the pain level of adults who had visited the studied dentistry.conclusion: emotional self-regulation strategies and regular desensitization affected the pain level of adults who had referred to the studied dentistry.