Open AccessEffect of music therapy on anxiety levels on patient undergoing dental extractions
Author(s) -
Jerusha Santa Packyanathan,
Reema Lakshmanan,
P. Jayashri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_789_19
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , blood pressure , heart rate , population , music therapy , diastole , hemodynamics , anesthesia , physical therapy , psychiatry , environmental health
Dental anxiety has been found to be a significant problem faced by patients undergoing extractions. Anxious patients tend to avoid dental care ultimately leading to complications. Treatment of anxious patients can be very challenging to the dentists, prolonging the treatment duration. There has been various methods to reduce anxiety of which non pharmacological ways include music and aroma therapy. Music has been known to reduce fear, stress and is a form of meditation and relaxation. Hence effect of music on the reduction of anxiety levels for patients undergoing extractions were assessed. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of music therapy on dental anxiety levels of patients undergoing extractions.