The Impact of Aromatherapy on Alleviating Dental Anxiety in Children

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Completed

• Conditions: Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Drug: Rosmary; Drug: Lemongrass Oil

• Registration Number: NCT06068777
• Lead Sponsor: Suez Canal University

Brief Summary

Dealing with dental anxiety in children is the most problematic responsibilities for pedodontists in the dental office. Essential oils had been used for reducing dental anxiety in adults; this study is a challenge to understand their effects on children. Aromatherapy is considered as a reasonable, potent, safe, and non-pharmacological way, which has been taken into consideration, especially for children who are supposed to go through any dental procedure under local anesthesia. The aim of this study is to explore and compare the effect of Rosemary versus Lemongrass essential oils on dental anxiety levels and vital signs of children during dental anesthesia and extraction of a lower primary molar in a dental office. Forty-five children, aged between 4 to 7 years, who had a minimum of one mandibular primary molar with deep caries indicated for extraction were selected. Patients are divided, randomly, into three groups (15 children each): Group I (control group): with no interference before dental anesthesia and extraction, Group II (Rosemary group): children inhaled two drops of rosemary oil for 3 minutes before the procedures of dental anesthesia and extraction of a primary molar, Group III (Lemongrass group): children inhaled two drops of lemongrass oil, for 3 minutes before the procedure of dental anesthesia and extraction of a primary molar. Wong Baker Scale and the physiological measures of the children's anxiety will be evaluated and recorded for each child by measuring (pulse rate, oxygen saturation, and blood pressure) before, during and after the dental procedures.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-23
• Primary Completion: 2022-07-23
• Study Completion: 2022-08-21
• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-08
• Status Verified: 2023-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-09-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-09-28
• Study First Posted: 2023-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients aged from six to nine years old
• Both girls and boys will be included.
• Patients who need extraction in at least one primary molar.
• Parents who will agree to contribute in the study.
• Patients with Frankl Behavior Rating Scale, categories 2, 3 and 4

Exclusion Criteria

• Medically compromised patient
• Allergic children

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Rosemary group	Rosmary	children inhaled two drops of rosemary oil for 3 minutes before the procedures of dental anesthesia and extraction of a primary molar,
Lemongrass group	Lemongrass Oil	children inhaled two drops of lemongrass oil, for 3 minutes before the procedure of dental anesthesia and extraction of a primary molar

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain level	baseline before procedure, during procedure "extraction" and immediately after procedure "extraction"	the Wong-Baker Scale will be used where 0 no pain and 7 hurts worst
measuring pulse rate " heart rate"	baseline before procedure, during procedure "extraction" and immediately after procedure "extraction"
blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer	baseline before procedure, during procedure "extraction" and immediately after procedure "extraction"	systolic and diastolic blood pressure will be measured
oxygen saturation	baseline before procedure, during procedure "extraction" and immediately after procedure "extraction"	oxygen saturation using pulse oximeter.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

faculty of dentistry Suez canal university; 🇪🇬 Ismailia, Egypt