The Effect of Music Intervention on Dental Anxiety During Dental Extraction Procedure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In order to minimize the possibility of unsuccessful dental extraction procedure due to dental anxiety, there are several approaches that can be used, including music intervention.

Objective

The objective of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of classical and religious Islamic music on reducing dental anxiety.

Materials and methods

Two hundred and twenty-five muslim participants (105 males, 120 females) were recruited for this study and randomly assigned to three groups: classical music group, religious Islamic music group, and the group with no music intervention, equally in numbers. Participant's blood pressure (BP) and blood sample were taken prior to and after dental extraction to evaluate systolic and diastolic BP as well as nor-adrenal

SUBMITTER: Maulina T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5712637 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature