Dental Anxiety
Conditions
Keywords
Music, dental anxiety, music for the mind, mozart, iranian traditional music
Brief summary
To examine the pre-operative effect of music for the mind compared to some other styles of music in patients undergoing dental procedures.
Detailed description
120 patients were sequentially assigned to four groups of 30 subjects. the music groups received Music for the mind, Iranian traditional music and Mozart music through headphone for ten minutes prior to dental procedures, and the control group received silence through headphone. anxiety score and pulse rate and blood pressure were measured before and after receiving music
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMusic
Ten minutes of music or silence were applied prior to dental procedures
Sponsors
Azad University of Medical Sciences
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* need for dental treatments
Exclusion criteria
* usage of anxiety drugs * usage of psychoactive drugs * emergency cases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| STAI Inventory | 5 minutes | The level of anxiety was measured by STAI Inventory index immediately after the intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate | 30 seconds | The index was measured before and after the intervention |
| Systolic blood pressure | 30 seconds | The index was measured before and after the intervention |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 30 seconds | The index was measured before and after the intervention |
Outcome results
None listed