NCT06063512

The Efficacy of Sweet Orange Oil Inhalation in Management of Dental Anxiety and Pain

The Efficacy of Sweet Orange Oil Inhalation in Management of Dental Anxiety and Pain in Children Undergoing Local Anaesthetic Administration: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Aim of the study To evaluate the effectiveness of sweet orange oil inhalation in reducing dental anxiety and pain in children undergoing local anaesthetic administration.

Detailed description

Research Question: Can sweet orange oil help to overcome dental anxiety and pain in children undergoing local anaesthetic administration? PICO approach: * P: Children 8 to 12 years old need dental treatment under local anesthesia. * I: Sweet Orange oil inhalation. * C: Without aromatherapy. * O: Primary Outcome Dental Anxiety Modified Child Dental Anxiety Scale - Faces version \[MCDAS(f)-simplified\] Pulse rate Secondary Outcome Pain Wong-Baker pain rating scale (WBS)

Conditions

• Aromatherapy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	sweet orange oil inhalation	sweet orange oil with inhalers will be carried out in an open clinical setting. Three drops of sweet orange oil will be dispensed into a cotton wick of the inhaler, The children will be asked to inhale the aroma from the inhalers for 2 minutes followed by an induction period of 15 minutes

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-01
• Completion: 2024-08-01
• First posted: 2023-10-02
• Last updated: 2023-10-02