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Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis
The use of aromatherapy for the reduction of anxiety levels during dental treatment procedures has been well established in the literature; however, there is limited evidence regarding its efficacy. The present meta-analysis is an attempt to assess the association between the use of aromatherapy and...
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The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349671/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34395898 http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2021.21.4.311 |
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author | Purohit, Abhishek Singh, Abhinav Purohit, Bharathi Shakti, Prateek Shah, Nidhi |
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description | The use of aromatherapy for the reduction of anxiety levels during dental treatment procedures has been well established in the literature; however, there is limited evidence regarding its efficacy. The present meta-analysis is an attempt to assess the association between the use of aromatherapy and anxiety levels among dental patients. A comprehensive search was conducted across Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO host, Cochrane databases, and Google Scholar for studies evaluating aromatherapy and anxiety level among dental patients. PRISMA guidelines were followed for the meta-analysis. Randomized and cluster-randomized trials comparing aromatherapy with controls were included. The random-effects model was used to assess the mean differences in anxiety levels of patients visiting dental OPD. The significance value was set at P < 0.05. Six studies were identified that met the requirements for inclusion. Aromatherapy was significantly associated with reduction in patient anxiety levels during dental treatment (pooled mean difference: −3.36 [95% CI, −3.77 – −2.95, P = 0.00001). Low heterogeneity was noted between studies (I(2) = 1%, P = 0.41) analyzed in the meta-analysis. High certainty of the evidence was obtained from the association between the use of aromatherapy and dental anxiety. This meta-analysis suggests that aromatherapy is effective in reducing dental anxiety. When used judiciously, the results of this work should encourage the use of aromatherapy to reduce patient anxiety levels during dental procedures |
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spelling | pubmed-83496712021-08-12 Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis Purohit, Abhishek Singh, Abhinav Purohit, Bharathi Shakti, Prateek Shah, Nidhi J Dent Anesth Pain Med Review Article The use of aromatherapy for the reduction of anxiety levels during dental treatment procedures has been well established in the literature; however, there is limited evidence regarding its efficacy. The present meta-analysis is an attempt to assess the association between the use of aromatherapy and anxiety levels among dental patients. A comprehensive search was conducted across Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO host, Cochrane databases, and Google Scholar for studies evaluating aromatherapy and anxiety level among dental patients. PRISMA guidelines were followed for the meta-analysis. Randomized and cluster-randomized trials comparing aromatherapy with controls were included. The random-effects model was used to assess the mean differences in anxiety levels of patients visiting dental OPD. The significance value was set at P < 0.05. Six studies were identified that met the requirements for inclusion. Aromatherapy was significantly associated with reduction in patient anxiety levels during dental treatment (pooled mean difference: −3.36 [95% CI, −3.77 – −2.95, P = 0.00001). Low heterogeneity was noted between studies (I(2) = 1%, P = 0.41) analyzed in the meta-analysis. High certainty of the evidence was obtained from the association between the use of aromatherapy and dental anxiety. This meta-analysis suggests that aromatherapy is effective in reducing dental anxiety. When used judiciously, the results of this work should encourage the use of aromatherapy to reduce patient anxiety levels during dental procedures The Korean Dental Society of Anesthsiology 2021-08 2021-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8349671/ /pubmed/34395898 http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2021.21.4.311 Text en Copyright © 2021 Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) ) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Purohit, Abhishek Singh, Abhinav Purohit, Bharathi Shakti, Prateek Shah, Nidhi Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis |
title | Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full | Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_fullStr | Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_short | Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis |
title_sort | is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? a systematic review and meta-analysis |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8349671/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34395898 http://dx.doi.org/10.17245/jdapm.2021.21.4.311 |
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