RECRUITINGINTERVENTIONAL
Music Therapy in Restorative Dentistry
Effectiveness of Music-Based Interventions in Reducing Dental Anxiety During Restorative Dental Treatment
About This Trial
After administering a questionnaire to collect demographic data (including gender, age, education level, and frequency of dental visits) and MDAS scores, patients with an MDAS score of 10 or higher, indicating moderate to high dental anxiety, will be randomly allocated into three groups (n = 25 per group). Standard restorative treatment will be performed on the selected patients under music therapy.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Who May Qualify:
- Systemically healthy adults aged 18-40 years.
- Presence of D2 dentin caries confirmed by clinical and radiographic examination, characterized by radiolucency limited to the outer half of the dentin without pulpal or periapical pathology,
- Indication for single-session restorative treatment,
- Individuals with moderate-to-high dental anxiety according to the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), defined as a total score ≥10 (moderate: 10-18; high: ≥19).
- Ability and willingness to complete questionnaires and comply with study procedures.
Who Should NOT Join This Trial:
- deep dentin or pulpal involvement lesions, secondary caries, cracks, or fractured teeth,
- Acute or spontaneous dental pain, percussion sensitivity, or periapical pathology,
- Individuals with an MDAS total score ≤ 9 (no/low dental anxiety) were excluded.
- Hearing impairment or contraindications for music therapy,
- Psychiatric medication use or a diagnosed psychiatric disorder affecting anxiety response,
- Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals.
Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Systemically healthy adults aged 18-40 years.
* Presence of D2 dentin caries confirmed by clinical and radiographic examination, characterized by radiolucency limited to the outer half of the dentin without pulpal or periapical pathology,
* Indication for single-session restorative treatment,
* Individuals with moderate-to-high dental anxiety according to the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), defined as a total score ≥10 (moderate: 10-18; high: ≥19).
* Ability and willingness to complete questionnaires and comply with study procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
* deep dentin or pulpal involvement lesions, secondary caries, cracks, or fractured teeth,
* Acute or spontaneous dental pain, percussion sensitivity, or periapical pathology,
* Individuals with an MDAS total score ≤ 9 (no/low dental anxiety) were excluded.
* Hearing impairment or contraindications for music therapy,
* Psychiatric medication use or a diagnosed psychiatric disorder affecting anxiety response,
* Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals.
Treatments Being Tested
OTHER
classical music group
classical music therapy with standard restorative treatment
OTHER
turkish music group
Turkish music therapy with standard restorative treatment
OTHER
control
no music therapy with standard restorative treatment
Locations (1)
Ataturk university, Faculty of dentistry, Department of restorative Dentistry clinics
Erzurum, Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)