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Trial reportEuropean journal of pediatrics2020

Can lavender oil inhalation help to overcome dental anxiety and pain in children? A randomized clinical trial.

Ipek Arslan, Sema Aydinoglu, Nazife Begüm Karan

4 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European journal of pediatrics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 38 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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38citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
16.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04115891 nacompletednot on this map

Can Lavender Oil Inhalation Help to Overcome Dental Anxiety and Pain in Children? A Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorRecep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research HospitalRan2019 to 2019Enrolled126ConditionsDental Anxiety, Anxiety Disorder, AromatherapyArmsAnxiety scale, Pain scale - 1, Pain scale - 2, Inhalation
NCT05759286 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Effect of Aromatherapy Using Lavender- Neroli Oils Blend and Music in the Management of Dental Anxiety in Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorDamascus UniversityRan2021 to 2023Enrolled108ConditionsDental AnxietyArmsAromatherapy, Music, Control
NCT07547371 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Assessing the Effectiveness of Aromatherapy and Digital Anesthesia Techniques for the Management of Tooth-Extraction-Related Dental Anxiety and Pain in Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorArzu Pınar ErdemRan2025 to 2026Enrolled132ConditionsPain, Dental Anxiety, Tooth ExtractionArmsTraditional Local Anesthesia (Conventional Syringe), Aromatherapy (Lavender or Orange Essential Oil), Digital Local Anesthesia (SleeperOne 5)
NCT07585812 nacompletednot on this map

Assessing the Efficacy of the Comfort-in Needle-Free Injection System for Managing Pain and Anxiety During Pediatric Dental Injections: A Randomized Split-Mouth Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorOndokuz Mayıs UniversityRan2019 to 2021Enrolled60ConditionsDental Anxiety, Dental Pain, Pulpotomy, Local AnesthesiaArmsComfort-in Needle-Free Injection System, Conventional Dental Injection
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Factors affecting pain experience after lower third molar germectomy in teenagers-a clinical study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ipek ArslanFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey. sareipekarslan@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8648-3554
Sema AydinogluFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Nazife Begüm KaranFaculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkey.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aromatherapy with essential oils can be used to relieve children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlations between psychological and physiologic findings after lavender oil inhalation among children assigned to undergo tooth extraction. A total of 126 children aged between 6 and 12 years were enrolled in the study. The groups were randomly divided into control and lavender groups. The lavender group inhaled 100% lavender oil for 3 min before the interventions, the control group received no prior application. Psychological assessments were made using face image scale (FIS), Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) and Wong-Baker pain rating scale (WBS). Physiologic changes were assessed using vital signs evaluations. All parameters were noted prior to applications, after inhalation, anesthesia injection, and tooth extraction. The lavender group showed significant lower anxiety and pain scores after tooth extraction (p < 0.05). Significantly lower levels of blood pressures and a significant pulse rate drop were found after inhalation in the lavender group. A statistically significant increase in heart rate was observed after anesthesia injection and tooth extraction in the control group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: Lavender oil can be preferred as a treatment of choice in routine pediatric dentistry.Trial registration number: NCT04115891 (Lavender Oil Inhalation Help to Overcome Dental Anxiety Among Children)What is Known:• Dental anxiety is the most common factor that causes children to have difficulty with the dentist and their parents during treatment.• Aromatherapy with essential oils can be used to relieve children.What is New:• Aromatherapy with lavender oil relieves the child by reducing the level of anxiety and facilitates dental treatment.• During surgical procedures such as local anesthesia and tooth extraction, lavender oil inhalation decreases pain levels of children.

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Administration, InhalationAromatherapyChildDental AnxietyFemaleHumansLavandulaMaleOils, VolatilePain MeasurementPlant OilsProcedural PainTreatment Outcomelavender oilOils, VolatilePlant OilsAnxietyClinical trialInhalationLavenderPediatric dentistry

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PMID32030454
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