Alternatives to Manage Dental Fear

Al-Mustansiriyah University30 enrolled

Overview

This study compares the psychological effects on patients attend the dental clinic by listening to specific audios

Participants of the experimental group listened to Quran recitation using auto-controlled headphones, whereas headphones of the control group participants were silent then the two groups answer questionnaire prepared for this purpose.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Fear Anxiety Discomfort Psychotherapy Intervention Evaluation

Interventions

Quran listeningOTHER

listening to quran recitation via head phone

silent headphones groupOTHER

headphones were silent, patient do not listen to any thing

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * any patient eligible for dental treatment * willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: participants * less than 18 years of age, * mentally retarded, * had hearing impairment or deafness

Locations (1)

College of Dentistry

Baghdad, Iraq

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

fear

fear was assessed using a questionnaire that is based on Dental anxiety scale (DAS) and Modified Dental Anxiety scale (MDAS), statistically significant descending ranks of fear reflects effectiveness of the intervention, when statistical analysis was significant, clinical (practical) effect size was also obtained to determine the clinically effective modality of management

Time frame: before, during and immediately after dental session

discomfort

presence or absence of discomfort was assessed using dental anxiety scale and modified dental anxiety scale, descending ranks of fear reflects effectiveness of the intervention

Time frame: during and immediately after dental session

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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