A comparison between the effects of gentle tapping on the temples and relaxing music played in temple bone for reducing anxiety during IANB block administration.

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: 8-12 years Healthy Volunteers

Registration Number: CTRI/2025/04/085842

Lead Sponsor: Dr Mrunmayi D Patil

Brief Summary: Dentalanxiety in children often leads to avoiding dental visits, and pediatricdentists manage it using various techniques by assessing and addressinganxiety. Earplugand Temporal Tap Technique (E-TTT) is a noninvasive method that combines acupressure and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to reduce anxiety bystimulating acupressure points linked to the trigeminal nerve. Musictherapy, particularly binaural beats, helps regulate emotions and physiologicalresponses, alleviating anxiety, with bone conduction devices being safer thanearphones for prolonged use. Limitedresearch exists on the effectiveness of E-TTT and binaural beats in pediatricdental patients, driving this study to compare the two approaches.

**PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:**

•Although various studies have been conducted on behavior management in pediatric patients, there is a scarcity of research on the use of temporal tapping and temporalbinaural beats music therapy in pediatric dental patients.

•Secondly,use of earphones for binaural beats music is a limitation for its use, hence the device which will be used in the study works on bone conduction technologyfor music transmission.

•Consequently,this study seeks to evaluate the effectiveness of these therapies inalleviating dental anxiety in children.

To evaluate the effectiveness of nodistraction, temporal tapping with earplugs and temporal binaural beats musictherapy in reduction of dental anxiety for children during the administrationof local anesthesia.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

Patients portraying negative behaviour when assessed by Frankl’s behaviour rating scale.
Patients undergoing pulpectomy, pulpotomy, or extraction of mandibular deciduous teeth and required administration of Inferior Alveolar Nerve Block (IANB).

Exclusion Criteria

Children who’s parents denied their participation.
Patients with hearing defects, systemic conditions or any special health care needs.
Patients with previous history of dental treatment.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety reduction during local anesthesia administration	Over the course of 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pulse rate Reduction	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1): Bharati Vidhyapeeth Dental College and Hospital
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Sangli, MAHARASHTRA, India
Bharati Vidhyapeeth Dental College and Hospital
🇮🇳Sangli, MAHARASHTRA, India
Dr Mrunmayi D Patil
Principal investigator
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patilmrunmayee@yahoo.com