Dental anxiety is a common problem in dental care, the aim of this protocol is to evaluate the effect of lavender for the control of anxiety during a surgical dental extraction.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
50
0.10 ml of lavender essential oil
0.10 ml of mineral oil
Corah
Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale (1-25). Non anxiety (0-8), moderate (9-12), high (13-14), severe (over 15)
Time frame: 45 minutes before dental treatment
Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol Testing (ng/mL)
Time frame: 5 minutes Before aromatherapy
Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol Testing (ng/mL)
Time frame: 30 minutes after aromatherapy
Heart rate
The speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute
Time frame: 5 minutes Before aromatherapy
Heart rate
The speed of the heartbeat measured by the number of contractions of the heart per minute
Time frame: 30 minutes after aromatherapy
Respiratory rate
The number of breaths per minute.
Time frame: 5 minutes Before aromatherapy
Respiratory rate
The number of breaths per minute.
Time frame: 30 minutes after aromatherapy
Arterial pressure
The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. (mm/Hg) sphingomanometer OMRON model HEM-7114
Time frame: 5 minutes Before aromatherapy
Arterial pressure
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The pressure of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels. (mm/Hg) sphingomanometer OMRON model HEM-7114
Time frame: 30 minutes after aromatherapy