Objective: This study examined the influence of visual art therapy techniques in reducing anxiety levelamong 4 to 6 years old paediatric dental patients.Methods: Eleven subjects were selected among 4 to 6 years old paediatric dental patients. The initialreaction towards dental procedure/treatment was evaluated using Frankl Behavior Rating Scale. Theanxiety level was assessed by using Malay-Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale (MCDASf) to measurea child situational anxiety of pre- and post-treatment. Visual art making activities included free drawing,clay moulding and collage technique. The participant reaction to dental treatment was assessed by usingFrankl Behavioural Rating Scale for two subsequent independent visits in two weeks interval. Medianand Ordinal Test ranked the variables score of behavioural reaction towards dental treatment and anxietylevel.Results: Play-doh (PD) subjects could accept dental procedures more if compared to free drawing (FD)and storytelling by collage (ST) subjects, which has lower post treatment-median scores in Visit 1 andVisit 2, FD and ST subjects need more time to show positive attitude towards dental treatment.Conclusion: These findings suggest dental anxiety level of children aged 4 to 6 years old reduced afterthe art therapy and play-doh(clay-moulding technique) is the art making activity of choice among 4 to 6years old paediatric dental patients.

Delayed wound healing is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus where it often leads to amputation. Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a natural oil widely used to treat wounds and burns traditionally. It possesses potent antioxidant and antibacterial activities. This study aimed to determine the effect of VCO on the fibroblast population in diabetic wound healing. Full thickness cutaneous wound tissues were collected from non-treated, VCO-treated, and silver sulfadiazine (SS)-treated diabetic rats. The tissues were then subjected to Verhoeff eosin staining and immunohistology of fibroblast and myofibroblast. Histological analysis showed increased collagen deposition with intact epidermis in the VCO treated group compared to decreased collagen deposition with damaged epidermis in both non-treated and SS-treated groups. Interestingly, more fibroblasts and myofibroblasts were observed in the non-treated group compared to the VCO- and SS-treated groups. VCO significantly promoted wound healing process in diabetic rats via promoting re-epithelialization, and increasing collagen fibres deposition and wound contraction. The results suggested VCO can be used to treat diabetic wounds.