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The Effect of Lemongrass and Lavender Aromatherapy on Dental Anxiety and Pain Perception in Children Undergoing Local Anesthetic Administration: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether aromatherapy using lemongrass or lavender essential oils can reduce dental anxiety and pain perception in children aged 7-11 years undergoing local anesthetic administration in a pediatric dental setting. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does lemongrass or lavender aromatherapy reduce anxiety levels, as measured by salivary cortisol, in children receiving local anesthesia? Does aromatherapy influence pain perception and physiological stress (heart rate) during the procedure? Researchers will compare a lavender aromatherapy group, a lemongrass aromatherapy group, and a control group without aromatherapy to see if the essential oils have a calming effect that reduces anxiety and pain compared to no intervention. Participants will: Inhale either lavender, lemongrass, or no essential oil (control) for two minutes via nebulizer. Undergo local anesthesia administration for a dental procedure. Provide unstimulated and stimulated saliva samples before and after the procedure for cortisol analysis. Report their pain level using the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Rating Scale. Have their heart rate measured before and after the procedure using a finger-type pulse oximeter.
Details
| Lead sponsor | Hiba Ahmed Eltayeb |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 4 |
| Status | RECRUITING |
| Enrolment | 48 |
| Start date | 2025-02-21 |
| Completion | 2025-11 |
Conditions
- Dental Fear and Anxiety
Interventions
- lavender essential oil inhaled using face mask
- lemongrass essential oil inhaled using face mask
Primary outcomes
- anxiety level — salivary cortisol will be assessed by taking saliva samples at baseline, and within 30 minutes of the procedure
anxiety will be measured by measuring salivary cortisol levels after taking saliva samples
Countries
Egypt