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The Effect of Music and White Noise on Patients' Anxiety and Pain During Surgery for Impacted Mandibular Third Molar

The Effect of Music and White Noise on Patients' Anxiety and Pain During Surgery for Impacted Mandibular Third Molar: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06814366
Enrollment
66
Registered
2025-02-07
Start date
2018-05-01
Completion date
2018-10-01
Last updated
2025-02-07

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Conditions

Anxiety State, Pain

Keywords

tooth extraction, anxiety, white noise

Brief summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of music and whitenoise on the anxiety and pain level of patients who had impacted third molars surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does music and white noise have an effect on the patient's intraoperative pain/pressure/discomfort? * Does music and white noise have an effect on the patient's anxiety level? The researchers compared the music and white noise, music-only and ambient noise groups to see if there was an effect on anxiety and pain levels. STAI-S form was applied to all participants before surgery. They marked their anxiety levels on the VAS scale. After the procedure, STAI-S form was applied and they marked the anxiety levels on the VAS scale. The pressure/pain level which they felt during the procedure was evaluated by VAS scale.

Detailed description

Our study was carried out on 66 patients, who applied to Ankara University Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, suffering from impacted mandibular third molars. Group white noise and music listened to a preselected playlist played against a pre-prepared standard white noise through headphones that prevent ambient noise during the procedure. The playlist consisted of popular songs of the time. The patient could choose the music they wanted to listen to from the playlist using a hand-held tablet. Group music only listened to the same preselected playlist without white noise through noise-isolating headphones during the procedure. The patient could choose the music they wanted to listen to from the playlist using a hand-held tablet. Group control listened to the natural ambient noise during the procedure. Surgical Procedure: All patients were given a mouthwash with chlorhexidine gluconate before the surgery. Before the procedure, Nervus Alveolaris inferior block anesthesia and buccal infiltrative anesthesia were performed with 2.5% articain hydrochloride (Ultracain D-S forte ampoule, Sanofi Aventis) containing 1/100,000 epinephrine as a local anesthetic solution. In all three groups, a mucoperiosteal triangular flap was raised to reach the bone. After removing a sufficient amount of bone, the tooth was removed from the socket using a bein elevator. The original position of the flap was preserved, and the wounds were closed primarily using an atraumatic silk suture. Data Collection The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-State (STAI-S FORM) was administered to the patients before and after the procedure. Marking was made on the form containing a visual analog scale (VAS) for anxiety levels before the procedure. Post-procedure anxiety levels and pain/pressure feelings were marked on a separate form containing a VAS scale, and the desire to have the procedure performed again (1=never, 2=maybe/not sure, 3=willing) was questioned.

Interventions

OTHERmusic and white noise intervention

The experimental groups were played a combination of music and white noise through headphones that blocked ambient noise during the surgical procedure. A playlist consisting of the popular songs of the era was prepared in advance. The patient could choose the music they wanted to listen to from the playlist using a hand-held tablet.

OTHERmusic intervention

The experimental groups were played music a through headphones that blocked ambient noise during the surgical procedure. A playlist consisting of the popular songs of the era was prepared in advance. The patient could choose the music they wanted to listen to from the playlist using a hand-held tablet.

Sponsors

Ankara University
CollaboratorOTHER
Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who applied to our clinic for impacted wisdom teeth extraction from the start date of the study * Patients without any diagnosed psychological disorder * Patients who gave their own voluntary consent to the study * Patients who had no medical history that could affect third molar surgery,

Exclusion criteria

* Patients who do not agree to volunteer. * Patients with any diagnosed psychological disorder * Patients with mental and physical disorders that may hinder cooperation * Pregnancy or lactating, * Antidepressant or anxiolytic drug use, having a disease that could prevent the surgery, * A severe infection around the impacted third molar * A prior tooth extraction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
STAI-Spreoperative and through the surgery is over, about an hour after the patient entered the operating roomState anxiety measured on STAI-S (Spielberger State Anxiety Inventory). The total score can range from 20 to 80, with higher scores indicating more anxiety.
ANXIETY VASpreoperative and through the surgery is over, about an hour after the patient entered the operating roomAnxiety measured on a VAS (Visual Analog Scale). A closed-ended scale of 0-10 cm (0 no anxiety, 10 maximum imaginable anxiety) was used in the study
PAIN VASperioperativePain measured on a VAS (Visual Analog Scale ). A closed-ended scale of 0-10 cm (0 no anxiety, 10 maximum imaginable anxiety) was used in the study

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
willingnessthrough the surgery is over, about an hour after the patient entered the operating roomThe desire to undergo the surgical procedure again (1=never, 2=maybe/not sure, 3=willing) under the same conditions was questioned.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026