Music Therapy in Restorative Dentistry

Summary

After administering a questionnaire to collect demographic data (including gender, age, education level, and frequency of dental visits) and MDAS scores, patients with an MDAS score of 10 or higher, indicating moderate to high dental anxiety, will be randomly allocated into three groups (n = 25 per group). Standard restorative treatment will be performed on the selected patients under music therapy.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Systemically healthy adults aged 18-40 years.
* Presence of D2 dentin caries confirmed by clinical and radiographic examination, characterized by radiolucency limited to the outer half of the dentin without pulpal or periapical pathology,
* Indication for single-session restorative treatment,
* Individuals with moderate-to-high dental anxiety according to the Modified Dental Anxiety Scale (MDAS), defined as a total score ≥10 (moderate: 10-18; high: ≥19).
* Ability and willingness to complete questionnaires and comply with study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria:

* deep dentin or pulpal involvement lesions, secondary caries, cracks, or fractured teeth,
* Acute or spontaneous dental pain, percussion sensitivity, or periapical pathology,
* Individuals with an MDAS total score ≤ 9 (no/low dental anxiety) were excluded.
* Hearing impairment or contraindications for music therapy,
* Psychiatric medication use or a diagnosed psychiatric disorder affecting anxiety response,
* Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals.

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