Title
Effect of listening to music among patients with dental anxiety
Authors
K. Ponni1, Sivakumar Dhandapani2 , A. Pravin Kumar1,3 Vashni Solomon1, B. Anselm Justhius Fabi1 & M. Vennila6,*
Affiliation
1Government Chengalpattu Medical College and Hospital, Tamilnadu, India; 2Government Medical College & ESIC Hospital Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India; 3Government Arignar Anna Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Institute, Tamilnadu, India; 4Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital, Tamilnadu, India
K. Ponni - E-mail: ponniacademic@gmail.com
Sivakumar Dhandapani - E-mail: siv_vignesh@yahoo.com
A. Pravin Kumar - E-mail: drpravindentist@yahoo.co.in
Vashni Solomon - E-mail: vashnisolomon1507@gmail.com
B. Anselm Justhius Fabi - E-mail: anselmfabi@gmail.com
M.Vennila - E-mail: drvennila88@gmail.com & dentaldepartmentcgl@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received January 1, 2024; Revised January 31, 2024; Accepted January 31, 2024, Published January 31, 2024
Abstract
Listening to music during dental treatment is widely accepted as a relaxation method. However, its effects are unclear on the psychological and vital parameters. Patients who came to the Government Hospital of 18 - 60 years old, medically fit and indicated for dental extraction and exhibiting dental anxiety were included in the study. Music was not played in the control group (n=100) whereas in the experimental group (n=100), music was played according to patients' preference under the genre western, classical, or popular. Blood pressure, Body temperature, Pulse rate, Oxygen saturation and Respiratory rate were recorded. Results showed no statistical difference between the control and experimental group except the respiratory rate which increased statistically in both control and experimental group. Thus, the current study reveals that the effect of music over an invasive procedure like extraction that has been perceived as painful treatment for a long time has little effect on adult patients.
Keywords
Dental anxiety, music listening.
Citation
Ponni et al. Bioinformation 20(1): 74-78 (2024)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
