Trial reportActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2022
The Effect of Music Therapy in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Lowering Physiological Stressors.
Trial report in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Efficacy of music therapy on stress and anxiety prior to dental treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of music during endodontic treatment on patients' anxiety: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Pooled it
- Non-Pharmacologic Interventions for Hemodynamic Stability During Dental Implant Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical implant dentistry and related research · 2026Trial
- Investigation of the effect of music listened to by patients with moderate dental anxiety during restoration of posterior occlusal dental caries.Clinical oral investigations · 2023Trial
- Effect of Music-Based Interventions on Dental Anxiety During Restorative Dental Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Endodontic treatment and anxiety: Exploring cortisol-driven stress mechanisms.Journal of dental sciences · 2025Article
- Comparing auditory vs. virtual reality relaxation in reducing dental anxiety.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of dental anxiety and anesthesia on vital signs during tooth extraction.BMC oral health · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimThe anxiolytic effects of music have been studied during the past twenty years in different medical therapies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of music therapy on patients' dental anxiety, salivary cortisol, heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature during dental treatment.
methodsIn this randomized control study, 46 patients were randomly selected from the Urgent Care dental clinic who needed urgent endodontic treatment (endodontic access and pulp extirpation). Participants were divided into two groups: intervention group (N=23) which was exposed to slow rhythm melody music and had no lyrics throughout the entire procedure and a control group (N=23) who undergoes the same dental procedure without being exposed to music. Participants' blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature and salivary cortisol were measured before and after the treatment for both groups.
resultsPatients in the intervention group showed lower salivary cortisol, blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature compared to those in the control group, however, the differences did not reach to statistical significance.
conclusion-Despite the change in the dental anxiety and stress during treatment with music, the findings of this study could not establish evidence of the effect of music in reducing dental anxiety and lowering physiological stressors. Therefore, further studies with larger sample size may be needed. (www.actabiomedica.it).
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