Background and Aim: Distraction is the technique of diverting the patient__ampersandsignrsquo;s attention from an unpleasant procedure. It is of two type__ampersandsignrsquo;s active and passive distraction. The present study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of child-centred distraction (CCD) in alleviating dental anxiety of children using three techniques during invasive dental procedures. Materials and Methods: Sixty children (40 boys and 20 girls), aged 7 to 11 years, were randomly allocated into three groups: Group1- Mobile video games (VG), Group 2- Virtual reality (VR), and Group 3- Mobile cartoons (MC) respectively, during the treatment sessions. The anxiety of the children was assessed using physiologic measures (heart rate) at three different time points, i.e., before, during, and after the procedure, whereas RMS pictorial scale was employed as a subjective measure before and after the procedure. Kruskal Wallis- ANOVA and Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test was used to analyze the RMS Scores, and repeated measures of ANOVA was used to test the mean difference of pulse rates. Results: On intergroup comparison, there was no statistical difference among the three groups before commencing the treatment (P-value __ampersandsigngt; 0.001). But, a statistical difference in all the groups (P-value __ampersandsignle; 0.001) was evident after instituting the distraction techniques. Amongst all the three groups, a significant reduction in anxiety scores was elicited by the children in group 1. Conclusion: This study has attempted to enhance the salience of distraction techniques in tumbling a child__ampersandsignrsquo;s dental anxiety. Involving the child in decision making while using distraction techniques has a foremost impetus in most children, instilling a new positive attitude towards the dental procedures.