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ArticleJournal of dental sciences2023

Music therapy and aromatherapy on dental anxiety and fear: A randomized controlled trial.

Natthatida Janthasila, Orawan Keeratisiroj

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Article in Journal of dental sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Natthatida JanthasilaMaster of Public Health Program, Faculty of Public Health, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.
Orawan KeeratisirojFaculty of Public Health, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand.
Naresuan University · THSirindhorn College of Public Health · TH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background/purpose: Dental anxiety and fear in children are major public health concerns. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of music therapy combined with aromatherapy, in reducing the children's dental anxiety and fear. Materials and methods: A total of 128 school-age children aged 10-12 years were randomly allocated into 4 groups: a control group with 32 volunteers, an experimental group that received music therapy, with 33 volunteers, an aromatherapy experimental group with 31 volunteers, and 32 volunteers in an experimental group with music therapy combined with aromatherapy. Results: The results found that within-group comparisons before and after the experiment revealed the outcomes with a statistically significant change at the 0.05 level of each group as follows. The control group had increased heart rate. The music therapy group showed decreased dental anxiety and fear and systolic blood pressure. The aromatherapy experimental group exhibited increased oxygen saturation. The experimental group receiving music therapy combined with aromatherapy showed decreased dental anxiety and fear, heart rate, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure as well as increased oxygen saturation values. In addition, it was found that music therapy combined with aromatherapy had a co-influence on dental anxiety and fear (F = 22.22, Conclusion: The results showed that music therapy in combination with aromatherapy reduced children's anxiety and fear of dental services better than a single treatment.

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AromatherapyDental anxietyDental careDental fearMusic therapy

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PMID36643242
PMCPMC9831786
OpenAlexW4283723939

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