NCT07352397

Inhaled Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil, and Their Combination in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Dental Patients

The Effect of Inhaled Lavender Oil, Rosemary Oil, and Their Combination in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Pain in Pediatric Dental Patients (A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial)

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Alexandria University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 9 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: Dental anxiety and pain are common concerns in pediatric dentistry. These issues can lead to negative experiences for children and can make it difficult for them to cooperate during treatment. While medications can help manage these symptoms, it can also have side effects. This highlights the need for safe and effective complementary treatments. Aromatherapy, particularly with lavender and rosemary oils, has demonstrated anxiolytic and analgesic properties in different fields. However, their effect in helping children cope with dental anxiety and pain during procedures requiring local anesthesia has not yet been thoroughly studied. Purpose: This study aims to investigate the efficacy of inhaled lavender oil, rosemary oil, and their combination in reducing dental anxiety and pain in children receiving local anesthesia for extraction of lower primary molar

Conditions

• Dental Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Lavender group	Children in this group will be inhaled 0.5 ml of prepared mixture (of Lavandula Angustifolia+ Sweet Almond carrier oil ) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer .
OTHER	Rosemary group	Children in this group will be inhaled 0.5 ml of prepared mixture (of Rosmarinus Officinalis + Sweet Almond carrier oil ) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer
OTHER	Combination of both lavender and rosemary	Children in this group would be inhaled 0.5 ml of prepared mixture (of Lavandula Angustifolia and Rosmarinus Officinalis + Sweet Almond carrier oil) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer .
OTHER	No essential oils	Children in this group will be inhaled 0.5 mL of the carrier oil (Sweet Almond ) on a cotton pad attached to the facial steamer .

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-20
• Primary completion: 2026-02-25
• Completion: 2026-02-25
• First posted: 2026-01-20
• Last updated: 2026-01-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt