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Ghorbani Z, Ramezani G, Alemi S, Alaee A. Does Massage and Music Therapy Reduce Anxiety of Dental Treatments in pediatric?. Caspian J Dent Res 2024; 13 (1) :1-10
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,Department Oral of Medicine, School of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch, Tehran, Iran. , arezoo.alaee@yahoo.com
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Introduction: Dental anxiety is a widespread and important phenomenon, especially when it comes to dental treatments in children. There are various methods to reduce it. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of massage and music therapy on reducing dental anxiety.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on children referred to the Pediatric Department of Tehran Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in 2020. A total of 76 girls aged 8-9 years with Class 1 caries on the first permanent molar requiring restoration were randomly selected from the patient list. The samples included four groups of 19 subjects: a control group, a massage-intervention group, a music-intervention group, and a massage+music-intervention group. In all groups, the children’s Venham's clinical anxiety rating scale (VCRS) was measured before and after the treatment. Moreover, blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded before and after dental treatment. A Repeated Measure ANOVA was used to compare the changes in the physiological parameters.
Results: The mean diastolic blood pressure and VCRS differed significantly between the groups (p=0.025, p=0.001). The lowest Venham anxiety score was found in the music+massage group
Conclusion: It appears that music and massage therapy are effective in reducing anxiety and that the combination of these two interventions is as effective as the sum of the two.
Keywords: Anxiety, Massage Therapy, Music Therapy, Pediatrics.
Materials & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on children referred to the Pediatric Department of Tehran Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences in 2020. A total of 76 girls aged 8-9 years with Class 1 caries on the first permanent molar requiring restoration were randomly selected from the patient list. The samples included four groups of 19 subjects: a control group, a massage-intervention group, a music-intervention group, and a massage+music-intervention group. In all groups, the children’s Venham's clinical anxiety rating scale (VCRS) was measured before and after the treatment. Moreover, blood pressure and pulse rate were recorded before and after dental treatment. A Repeated Measure ANOVA was used to compare the changes in the physiological parameters.
Results: The mean diastolic blood pressure and VCRS differed significantly between the groups (p=0.025, p=0.001). The lowest Venham anxiety score was found in the music+massage group
Conclusion: It appears that music and massage therapy are effective in reducing anxiety and that the combination of these two interventions is as effective as the sum of the two.
Keywords: Anxiety, Massage Therapy, Music Therapy, Pediatrics.
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