Can lavender oil inhalation help to overcome dental anxiety and pain in children? A randomized clinical trial

Singh

et al. 2021

J Dent Anesth Pain Med

The use of aromatherapy for the reduction of anxiety levels during dental treatment procedures has been well established in the literature; however, there is limited evidence regarding its efficacy. The present meta-analysis is an attempt to assess the association between the use of aromatherapy and anxiety levels among dental patients. A comprehensive search was conducted across Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO host, Cochrane databases, and Google Scholar for studies evaluating aromatherapy and anxiety level among dental patients. PRISMA guidelines were followed for the meta-analysis. Randomized and cluster-randomized trials comparing aromatherapy with controls were included. The random-effects model was used to assess the mean differences in anxiety levels of patients visiting dental OPD. The significance value was set at P < 0.05. Six studies were identified that met the requirements for inclusion. Aromatherapy was significantly associated with reduction in patient anxiety levels during dental treatment (pooled mean difference: −3.36 [95% CI, −3.77 – −2.95, P = 0.00001). Low heterogeneity was noted between studies (I 2 = 1%, P = 0.41) analyzed in the meta-analysis. High certainty of the evidence was obtained from the association between the use of aromatherapy and dental anxiety. This meta-analysis suggests that aromatherapy is effective in reducing dental anxiety. When used judiciously, the results of this work should encourage the use of aromatherapy to reduce patient anxiety levels during dental procedures

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is aromatherapy associated with patient's dental anxiety levels? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Singh

et al. 2021

J Dent Anesth Pain Med

Zeitschrift für Phytotherapie

“…Zielparameter waren psychologische Beurteilungen, die Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) und der Wong-Baker-Schmerzbewertungsskala (WBS) und erfolg-ten mittels Face Image Scale (FIS), ferner Vitalparameter. Die Lavendelgruppe zeigte signifikant niedrigere Angst-und Schmerzwerte nach der Zahnextraktion (p < 0,05), auch blieb die Pulsfrequenz nach der Anästhesie-Injektion sowie nach der Zahnextraktion in der Lavendelgruppe nahezu gleich, während sie in der Kontrollgruppe nach der Injektion um 10/min deutlich anstieg (p < 0,05) [14].…”

Section: Schmerz Und Stress Bei Zahnbehandlungenunclassified

Zum Stand der klinischen Forschung in der Aromatherapie

Stange

2021

ZusammenfassungAus der Fülle der Veröffentlichungen der letzten ca. 30 Jahre zur klinischen Forschung mit Aromatherapie bzw. ätherischen Ölen werden ausgewählte Einzelstudien wie Reviews kurzreferiert. Es besteht nicht der Anspruch einer systematischen Erfassung und Beschreibung dieser Forschung, vielmehr soll die Breite der Indikationen, der verwendeten Pflanzen und der methodologischen Ansätze vermittelt werden. Der Schwerpunkt der untersuchten Indikationen liegt dabei bislang bei wahrnehmbaren bzw. psychischen Qualitäten wie Schmerzen, Schlafstörungen, Depressivität, Agitiertheit und neuerdings auch demenziellen Prozessen.

“…Thus, it proved to be effective in relieving the pain among patients with acute conditions such as burns (Daneshpajooh et al, 2019), as well as chronic conditions like knee osteoarthritis (Nasiri et al, 2016), and hemodialysis (Ahmady et al, 2019). It also showed good effectiveness for surgical pain relief (Franco et al, 2016;Fazlollahpour-Rokni et al, 2019), in nursing interventions (Yayla & Ozdemir, 2019), as well as in dental practice (Aafaque, 2019;Arslan et al, 2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effectiveness of Inhalation of Lavender Oil in Relieving Post-Cesarean Section Pain

Abdraboo¹,

Amasha²,

Ali³

2020

MJN

Background: Lavender proved to be effective in relieving pain arising from many conditions. However, there is a paucity of studies addressing its effectiveness in the relief of post-cesarean section (CS) pain. Aim: to investigate the effectiveness of inhalation of Lavender oil in relieving post-CS pain. Subjects and methods: This quasi-experimental controlled study was carried at the Postpartum Unit affiliated to Suez-Canal University Hospitals on a convenience sample of 100 postpartum women delivered by CS. They were randomly divided into two equal groups, 50 receiving Lavender oil and oxygen, and 50 control. An interview questionnaire sheet with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and the Modified Version of Johansson Pain-O-Meter (MJPOM) pain scale was used to collect data. The work was from October 2013 to January 2014. Results: Women in the two groups had similar demographic and obstetric characteristics. The mean VAS pain score was almost double in the control group compared with the study group (p<0.001). Moreover, the mean MJPOM pain scores (sensory, affective, and total) were all higher in the control group (p<0.001). Pain scores were higher among primiparas (p<0.001), and 68.0% of study group women reported that Lavender was effective in decreasing their post-CS pain. Conclusion and recommendations: Lavender oil inhalation is effective in relieving post-CS pain. A duplication of this study using a full randomized clinical trial design is recommended to provide a stronger evidence of its effectiveness and to overcome the limitations of the quasi-experimental design concerning internal validity.