Reducing Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Patients Through Passive Music Therapy

Reducing Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Patient Through Passive Musical Therapy

The purpose of this study is to determine if passive music listening decreases anxiety in patients undergoing dental procedures and if the effects of music therapy are influenced by gender, age, and amount or type of dental treatment needed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System I (ASA I) I and American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification System II (ASA II)
• Patient needs restorative procedure (with or without local anesthesia or nitrous oxide)
• Received previous dental restorative treatment (detected via visual or radiographic evidence of previous restoration - no additional radiographs will be exposed for this study; exposed radiographs will be previously obtained, as needed,for comprehensive or periodic dental reasons)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with hearing impairments
• Uncooperative patients at examination appointment (detected by Frankl behavior score of 1 or 2)