classical music group: classical music therapy with standard restorative treatment
turkish music group: Turkish music therapy with standard restorative treatment
control: no music therapy with standard restorative treatment
Study summary
After administering a questionnaire to collect demographic data (including gender, age, education level, and frequency of dental visits) and MDAS scores, patients with an MDAS score of 10 or higher, indicating moderate to high dental anxiety, will be randomly allocated into three groups (n = 25 per group). Standard restorative treatment will be performed on the selected patients under music therapy.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* Systemically healthy adults aged 18-40 years.
* Presence of D2 dentin caries confirmed by clinical and radiographic examination, characterized by radiolucency limited to the outer half of the dentin without pulpal or periapical pathology,
* Indication for single-session restorative treatment,
* Individuals with moderate-to-high dental anxiety according to the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), defined as a total score ≥10 (moderate: 10-18; high: ≥19).
* Ability and willingness to complete questionnaires and comply with study procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
* deep dentin or pulpal involvement lesions, secondary caries, cracks, or fractured teeth,
* Acute or spontaneous dental pain, percussion sensitivity, or periapical pathology,
* Individuals with an MDAS total score ≤ 9 (no/low dental anxiety) were excluded.
* Hearing impairment or contraindications for music therapy,
* Psychiatric medication use or a diagnosed psychiatric disorder affecting anxiety response,
* Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) — at baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Systolic blood pressure will be measured in a seated position using an automated sphygmomanometer. (Unit of Measure: mmHg)
Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) — at baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Diastolic blood pressure will be measured in a seated position using an automated sphygmomanometer. (Unit of Measure: mmHg)
Oxygen Saturation (SpO₂) — at baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Peripheral oxygen saturation will be assessed non-invasively using a finger pulse oximeter.
Heart Rate (HR) — at baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Heart rate will be measured concurrently with blood pressure using an automated sphygmomanometer. (Unit of Measure: beats per minute (bpm))
Salivary Cortisol Levels — at baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Salivary cortisol concentrations will be analyzed using an ELISA kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. (Unit of Measure: ng/mL)
Salivary Alpha-Amylase (sAA) Levels — At baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Salivary alpha-amylase concentrations will be analyzed using an ELISA kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. (Unit of Measure: ng/mL)
Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS) Score — at baseline and immediately after the restorative treatment Anxiety levels will be assessed using the validated Modified Dental Anxiety Scale questionnaire. A 5-item anxiety scale; each item is rated 1-5 (Likert). The total score ranges from 5 to 25. Higher scores indicate greater dental anxiety (worse outcome). The outcome will be reported as change from baseline (Δ).
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Ataturk university, Faculty of dentistry, Department of restorative Dentistry clinics
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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