NCT06998979

Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Music Therapy in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Adults Undergoing Impacted Third Molar Extraction

Efficacy of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Music Therapy in Reducing Dental Anxiety Among Adults Undergoing Impacted Third Molar Extraction: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Coimbra · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Tooth Extraction
• Molar, Third

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Music therapy	The music was generated using a beta version of the RIFFUSION program, which is still in its development phase and being refined based on user input. This software operates using neural networks similar to Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), known as diffusion models. These models begin with random noise and gradually transform it into a musical composition through a process that involves two phases: a diffusion phase-where an existing musical sample is "disordered" by adding random noise-and a reverse phase, in which the noise is removed to reconstruct a new and distinct musical piece. The prompt entered into the program was: "Relaxing slow music for people with great stress and extreme anxiety and panic caused by dental surgery with effects of wind and waterfall." A total of 20 songs were generated and merged to achieve a combined duration of 49.20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-12-04
• Primary completion: 2025-02-20
• Completion: 2025-02-20
• First posted: 2025-05-31
• Last updated: 2025-05-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain