44th World Dental Science and Oral Health Congress
Singapore City, Singapore
Orawan Keeratisiroj
Naresuan University, Thailand
Title: Music Therapy and Aromatherapy on Dental Anxiety and Fear: A Randomized Control Trial
Biography
Biography: Orawan Keeratisiroj
Abstract
Introduction: Dental anxiety and fear in children are one of the major public health concerns. Music therapy and aromatherapy are practical dental treatments. It is effective, cost-effective, and appropriate for pediatric patients who may have anxiety and fear.
Objectives: The aim of this randomized control trial with a 2 x 2 factorial design was to determine the effectiveness of music therapy, combined with aromatherapy, in reducing the anxiety and fear of dental services in young children.
Methods: A total of 128 school-age children aged 10-12 years, studying in grades 4-6 in Thailand 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 had dental anxiety and fear and systolic blood pressure decreased, the aromatherapy experimental group had increased oxygen saturation, and the experimental group receiving music therapy combined with aromatherapy had dental anxiety and fear with decreased heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and 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, P < 0.001) and oxygen saturation (F = 17.40, P < 0.001), and the two main treatments also significantly influenced these outcomes at the 0.05 level.
Conclusion: The results showed that the use of music therapy in combination with aromatherapy reduced school-age children's anxiety and fear of dental services better than a single treatment.