Clinical trial NCT06998979: Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Music Therapy in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Adults Undergoing Impacted Third Molar Extraction
Official title: Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Music Therapy in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Adults Undergoing Impacted Third Molar Extraction: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Tooth Extraction
Molar, Third
Keywords: Third molar extraction
Music therapy
Anxiety
Lead sponsor: University of Coimbra
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University of Salamanca
First posted: 2025-05-31
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Music therapy is widely used in dentistry as it helps patients remain distracted during procedures, particularly during implant placement or third molar extraction. This therapy refers to the evidence-based clinical use of music to achieve therapeutic goals, administered by a licensed practitioner. Due to the high prevalence of complications associated with the eruption and development of wisdom teeth, there has been an increase in the rate of surgical extractions, which in turn elevates patients' dental anxiety. Music therapy may aid in the management of anxiety and thereby contribute to a reduction in pain perception. It is a favorable technique due to its low cost and minimal associated risks. In this context, and considering the widespread use of music as a therapeutic tool alongside the emergence of novel technologies-particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI)-this study aims to evaluate the efficacy of AI-generated music therapy in reducing dental anxiety during impacted third molar extraction procedures.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients over 18 years of age who provided informed consent
* Patients without severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases
* Patients capable of completing the dental anxiety questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients under 18 years of age
* Patients with severe or uncontrolled systemic diseases
* Patients using anxiolytic medications
* Patients unable to complete the dental anxiety questionnaires

Primary outcomes:
measure: Corah's Dental Anxiety Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after surgery
measure: Modified Dental Anxiety Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after surgery
measure: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after surgery
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: Immediately after surgery
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Body temperature
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after surgery
measure: Heart rate
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after surgery
measure: Blood pressure
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after the surgery
measure: Oxygen saturation
timeFrame: Baseline and immediately after the surgery
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Salamanca
country: Spain
facility: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery at the University Hospital Complex of Salamanca
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Salamanca
name: Jose Antonio B Rueda, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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