Music Therapy Application in Dental Procedures to Support the Reduction of Dental Anxiety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharvis Marques Smith
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Dental Procedures

scholarly journals Effect of Music Distraction in Managing Anxious Paediatric Dental Patients- A Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priya Meharwade ◽  
Shreya Chindak ◽  
Shweta Kajjari ◽  
Chaitanya Uppin ◽  
Shivayogi M Hugar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Positive Response ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Musical Instrument ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Behaviour Management ◽  
Dental Patients ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Noticeable Reduction

Dental anxiety is one of the most commonly encountered problems seen in the dental clinic. Anxiety begins at a very young age, if not addressed at that point; it will result in more drastic consequences. As a dental clinician, there are various methods of behaviour management; one of them is music therapy. Music has always been one of the most commonly used methods to relieve anxiety. A lilting melody from a mother calms down the child in a few minutes. So, this review was performed to know the effect of music distraction in management of anxious dental patients. Music therapy is one of the most efficient forms of non-invasive therapy as the equipment used are musical instrument headsets, audio player among others. Various studies have shown that audio distraction causes a noticeable reduction in the anxiety level of the patient. While it may not have reduced the amount of pain the patient undergoes, it has been recorded that the music therapy shows a positive response in patients. Hence, music distraction proves to be an effective behaviour management tool in children during dental procedures and thus, instils a positive dental attitude.

Changes induced by music therapy to physiologic parameters in patients with dental anxiety

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 282-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cynthia Mejía-Rubalcava ◽  
Jorge Alanís-Tavira ◽  
Hugo Mendieta-Zerón ◽  
Leonor Sánchez-Pérez
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Physiologic Parameters

scholarly journals Use of Virtual Reality for the Management of Anxiety and Pain in Dental Treatments: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nansi López-Valverde ◽  
Jorge Muriel Fernández ◽  
Antonio López-Valverde ◽  
Luis F. Valero Juan ◽  
Juan Manuel Ramírez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Reduction Of Pain ◽  
To Receive

Background: Dental treatments often cause pain and anxiety in patients. Virtual reality (VR) is a novel procedure that can provide distraction during dental procedures or prepare patients to receive such type of treatments. This meta-analysis is the first to gather evidence on the effectiveness of VR on the reduction of pain (P) and dental anxiety (DA) in patients undergoing dental treatment, regardless of age. Methods: MEDLINE, CENTRAL, PubMed, EMBASE, Wiley Library and Web of Science were searched for scientific articles in November 2019. The keywords used were: “virtual reality”, “distraction systems”, “dental anxiety” and “pain”. Studies where VR was used for children and adults as a measure against anxiety and pain during dental treatments were included. VR was defined as a three-dimensional environment that provides patients with a sense of immersion, transporting them to appealing and interactive settings. Anxiety and pain results were assessed during dental treatments where VR was used, and in standard care situations. Results: 31 studies were identified, of which 14 met the inclusion criteria. Pain levels were evaluated in four studies (n = 4), anxiety levels in three (n = 3) and anxiety and pain together in seven (n = 7). Our meta-analysis was based on ten studies (n = 10). The effect of VR was studied mainly in the pediatric population (for pain SMD = −0.82). In the adult population, only two studies (not significant) were considered. Conclusions: The findings of the meta-analysis show that VR is an effective distraction method to reduce pain and anxiety in patients undergoing a variety of dental treatments; however, further research on VR as a tool to prepare patients for dental treatment is required because of the scarcity of studies in this area.

scholarly journals A case series analysing patients with dental anxiety: a patient-centred model based on psychological profiling

F1000Research ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1843
Author(s):  
Riccardo Tizzoni ◽  
Laura Veneroni ◽  
Alfonso D'Aloia ◽  
Marta Tizzoni ◽  
Carlo Alfredo Clerici
Keyword(s):  
Dental Care ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Patient Case ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Dental Procedures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Behavioural Condition

Anxiety and distress can jeopardize dental care experience of patients and may affect the clinical result. Although a wide range of sedation and analgesia techniques are currently available to relieve distress and pain during dental procedures, operative models to choose the most effective sedation-analgesic strategies are lacking. This case series proposes a patient-centred model to optimize patients’ cooperation during dental care delivery. We describe how to achieve correct anaesthesia by using the least sedative procedure, accounting for the dental procedure needed and patient’s psychological profile. Five patients were considered as paradigmatic to show the balance between patients’ subjective experiences and the clinical procedures: a patient with low stress, good compliance (case 1); moderate stress and reduction in compliance (case 2); anxious patient (case 3); patient with acute anxiety and emotional distress (case 4); anguished patient (case 5). A multimodal treatment of emotional and behavioural condition and a patient-centred model approach contributed to achieve the best patient satisfaction in the five cases detailed here.

scholarly journals Effectiveness of Child-Centred Distraction in the Management of a Child’s Dental Anxiety During Invasive Dental Procedures

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 190-197
Author(s):  
Varada S ◽  
Sainath RE ◽  
Kanamarlapudi VS ◽  
Ramasubba RC ◽  
Sivakumar N
Keyword(s):  
Dental Anxiety ◽  
Dental Procedures
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