Trial reportEuropean endodontic journal2025
Effect of Lavender Oral Drops in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Patients Requiring Endodontic Treatment: A Randomised Clinical Trial.
Trial report in European endodontic journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Behavioral Symptoms in Pediatric Orthodontic Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Analgesic and Sedative Effects of Virtual Reality on Children with Acute Pulpitis: A Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Effect of Lavender Essential Oil-based Aromatherapy on Anxiety: An Overview of Results of Recent Randomized Controlled Trials.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Review
- Interdisciplinary Management of White Coat Hypertension in Geriatric Oral Surgery: Case Report.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Pain and Anxiety Levels After Periodontal Treatment.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivePatients requiring endodontic treatment often experience high levels of anxiety. The aim of this research is to investigate the effect of oral administration of lavender on the anxiety score of these patients.
methodsIn this double-blinded randomized clinical trial conducted in 2021, 64 patients with symptomatic irreversible pulpitis were recruited using a simple random sampling technique. Blinding was achieved for both the patients and the evaluators. The samples were split into intervention and control groups using a table of random integers to randomize them. An hour before the commencement of the procedure, the patients filled out the dental anxiety questionnaire. Twenty drops of water in 250 ml of water were given to the control group, whereas 20 drops of lavender extract added to 250 ml of water were given to the intervention group. Two groups completed the anxiety questionnaire 60 minutes after ingesting the remedies. To analyse the data, paired and independent t-tests, and multiple regression analysis were used.
results64 patients were randomized and analyzed. Thirty-two of them who were in the control group experienced a substantially smaller decrease in their dental anxiety score compared to those 32 patients who were in the control group (p=0.001). This difference persisted even after grouping individuals by age, sex, and weight.
conclusionThe administration of oral lavender extract drops to individuals requiring endodontic treatment appeared to significantly reduce their dental anxiety scores. The research registration number in the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials is IRCT20120908010773N2, which is available at https: //irct.behdasht.gov.ir/. (EEJ-2024-03-50).
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