Effects of "Music for the Mind" on Pre-operative Anxiety in Dentistry

Azad University of Medical Sciences120 enrolled

Overview

To examine the pre-operative effect of music for the mind compared to some other styles of music in patients undergoing dental procedures.

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Dental Anxiety

Interventions

MusicBEHAVIORAL

Ten minutes of music or silence were applied prior to dental procedures

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 17 YearsMax age: 70 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * need for dental treatments Exclusion Criteria: * usage of anxiety drugs * usage of psychoactive drugs * emergency cases

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

STAI Inventory

The level of anxiety was measured by STAI Inventory index immediately after the intervention

Time frame: 5 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Heart rate

The index was measured before and after the intervention

Time frame: 30 seconds

Systolic blood pressure

The index was measured before and after the intervention

Time frame: 30 seconds

Diastolic blood pressure

The index was measured before and after the intervention

Time frame: 30 seconds

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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