Reducing children's anxiety and pain in dental environment using an eye massage device combined with natural sounds-a randomized controlled trial.
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
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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.