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Reducing children's anxiety and pain in dental environment using an eye massage device combined with natural sounds-a randomized controlled trial.

Scientific reports
January 11, 2025
Dajma Abed et al. (5 authors)
Journal ArticleRandomized Controlled TrialHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an eye massage device, with and without natural sounds, in reducing anxiety and pain in children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time.

Results Summary

Eye massage, especially when combined with natural sounds, significantly reduced anxiety and pain in children during dental anesthesia compared to traditional behavior management techniques. Group A (massage with sounds) showed the greatest reduction in pulse rate and objective pain during injection, though post-anesthesia pain and anxiety scores were similar between massage groups.

Population

105 children aged 8-10 years requiring inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) injection for dental treatment.

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Single session (during dental anesthesia procedure)

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (19)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
anxiety
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
significantly decreased
#1
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
pain
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
significantly decreased
#2
eye massage only
decrease
anxiety
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
significantly decreased
#3
eye massage only
decrease
pain
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
significantly decreased
#4
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
pulse rate
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
showed a greater decrease
#5
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
objective pain assessed during injection via the FLACC scale
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
showed a greater decrease
#6
eye massage with natural sounds
no change
pain after anesthesia using the WBS
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
no significant difference was noted
#7
eye massage with natural sounds
no change
anxiety after anesthesia using the CFS
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
no significant difference was noted
#8
eye massage only
no change
pain after anesthesia using the WBS
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
no significant difference was noted
#9
eye massage only
no change
anxiety after anesthesia using the CFS
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
no significant difference was noted
#10
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
fear
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
revealed a significant decrease
#11
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
pulse rate
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
revealed a significant decrease
#12
eye massage only
no change
fear
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
no significant change
#13
eye massage only
no change
pulse rate
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
no significant change
#14
traditional behavior management techniques
increase
pulse rate
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
showed a significant increase
#15
traditional behavior management techniques
increase
fear
children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time
-
showed a significant increase
#16
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
children's anxiety in the dental setting
children
-
can effectively alleviate
#17
eye massage with natural sounds
decrease
pain related to anesthesia
children
-
reduce
#18
eye massage with natural sounds
increase
relaxation
children
-
has the best relaxation effect
#19
Abstract

This study evaluated the efficacy of an eye massage device that uses acupressure points combined with natural sounds to reduce anxiety and pain in children receiving dental anesthesia for the first time. A total of 105 children aged between 8 and 10 years whose dental treatment required inferior alveolar nerve block (IANB) injection participated in this randomized controlled clinical trial. The participants were randomly divided into three groups: Group A: eye massage with natural sounds; Group B: eye massage only; and Group C (control group): traditional behavior management techniques. Anxiety and pain were assessed before, during, and after anesthesia using the Children's Fear Scale (CFS), Wong-Baker pain rating scale (WBS), the Face-Legs-Activity-Cry-Consolability (FLACC) observational pain assessment scale, and pulse rate as a physiological scale. Anxiety and pain significantly decreased in groups A and B compared with those in the control group (p < 0.05), with group A showing a greater decrease in pulse rate and objective pain assessed during injection via the FLACC scale than group B (p < 0.05); however, no significant difference was noted between groups A and B regarding the data recorded after anesthesia using the WBS and CFS (p > 0.05). Changes in pulse rate and anxiety levels (CFS) measured before and after the procedure in each group revealed a significant decrease in fear and pulse rate in group A and no significant change in group B, whereas group C showed a significant increase in pulse rate and fear at the end of the procedure. Eye massage with natural sounds can effectively alleviate children's anxiety in the dental setting and reduce pain related to anesthesia, and the combination of these two interventions has the best relaxation effect on children.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansFemaleChildMaleMassagePain ManagementAnxietyDental AnxietyPain MeasurementSoundPainEyeAnesthesia, Dental
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality90/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.80
Normalized Score0.72
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