Effects of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pain During Dental Treatment in Adults

Sichuan University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Dental Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Aroma diffuser with single-note sweet orange essential oil; Other: Aroma diffuser with single-note tea tree essential oil; Other: Aroma diffuser with water

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06347679

WCHSIRB-CT-2024-160

Details and patient eligibility

About

Dental anxiety is a common problem in dental care. The aim of this protocol is to evaluate the effect of orange and tea essential oil for the control of anxiety and pain in adults during dental treatments.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who need dental treatment, such as resin filling, root canal treatment, periodontal initial treatment, tooth extraction, etc.
• Be able to understand the purpose of the study and volunteer to take part in the study.
• Be able to complete all assessments and follow-up during the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who are allergic to the ingredients of the essential oils used in the experiment or to the materials used in the dental treatment.
• Patients who underwent only an oral examination.
• Patients with severe heart disease, hypertension, respiratory disease, or other systemic conditions that were not eligible for trial participation.
• Pregnant or lactating women.
• People with depressive symptoms, anxiety disorders or other mental illnesses that affect their mood state.
• People who are using sedative or analgesic drugs.
• Recent or current users of essential oil.
• Any circumstances considered by the investigator to be inappropriate for participation in this study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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120 participants in 3 patient groups

Group 1: single-note sweet orange essential oil

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Aroma diffuser with single-note sweet orange essential oil

Group 2: single-note tea tree essential oil

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Aroma diffuser with single-note tea tree essential oil

Group 3: water

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Aroma diffuser with water